macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install geoserverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install geoserver with Homebrew, Nix, winget
Java server to share and edit geospatial data. Version 3.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#geoservernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ge/geoserver/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id OSGeo.GeoServer -eWindows Package Manager source index · OSGeo.GeoServer · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Java server to share and edit geospatial data
Project links
Commands and aliases
- geoserver
history
Project history and usage
GeoServer is a Java server for publishing, editing, and serving geospatial data through open geospatial web-service standards. Its history is closely tied to the Java GIS stack, GeoTools, and the broader open-source geospatial community around PostGIS, QGIS, OpenLayers, and OSGeo.
Project history
GeoServer began in 2001 at The Open Planning Project, a New York nonprofit technology incubator that wanted spatial-data sharing tools for civic participation and transparent government. The project grew alongside GeoTools, the Java GIS toolkit founded by people involved with GeoServer, which supplied data-source support such as shapefiles and databases.
The project evolved during the same period that OGC web-service standards such as Web Feature Service and Web Map Service were being defined. GeoServer's later move into the Open Source Geospatial Foundation gave the project a neutral collaboration home in the open-source GIS ecosystem.
Adoption history
GeoServer became significant because it connected open spatial databases, desktop GIS, browser mapping, and standard OGC service protocols. Practitioners could publish PostGIS, shapefile, GeoTIFF, and other datasets without building a custom map server for each deployment.
How it is used
Administrators use GeoServer to create workspaces, register data stores, publish layers, style maps, and expose services such as WMS, WFS, WCS, WMTS, and OGC API endpoints. Developers and GIS teams use it in local stacks, test fixtures, and production deployments that need standards-based geospatial publishing.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, GeoServer is the server component that turns a local machine or CI environment into an OGC service endpoint. A formula-managed install makes it easier to reproduce a Java geospatial stack without hand-assembling the web application and its supporting scripts.
Timeline
- 2001: GeoServer was started by The Open Planning Project.
- 2000s: GeoServer grew with GeoTools and related open-source GIS projects such as PostGIS, QGIS, and OpenLayers.
- After project growth: GeoServer joined the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
Related projects
- GeoTools, PostGIS, QGIS, OpenLayers, OGC WMS, OGC WFS, OGC WCS
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
geoserver | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.0.0
manager updated2026-06-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://geoserver.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:geoserver |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geoserver |
| Homepage | https://geoserver.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.geoserver.org/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/geoserver/GeoServer/3.0.0/geoserver-3.0.0-bin.zip |
| Last updated | 2026-06-13T23:34:55+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | To start geoserver: geoserver path/to/data/dir |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | geoserver |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
geoserver
nix profile install nixpkgs#geoserver- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geoserver
winget95%
OSGeo.GeoServer
winget install --id OSGeo.GeoServer -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geoserver
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment