Re: [Geoserver-users] Quick installation script for GeoServer

[Russ H. <ru...@ru...>]

Thanks Jody.

Can you clarify the first bit about geoserver.xml

I am not well versed in Tomcat

> On 20 Jul 2020, at 19:05, Jody Garnett <jod...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> Small feedback for this step:
> 
> #################################################
> ## Make Geoserver point to /data/
> #
> # Uncomment DATA_DIR and point it to /data/
> #################################################
> vi /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/web.xml
> 
> Provide a conf/catalina/localhost/geoserver.xml file to control context variables (rather than adjust web.xml defaults):
> 
> <Context docBase="geoserver.war">
>   <Parameter name="GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR" value="/data/" override="false"/>
>   <Parameter name="GEOSERVER_REQUIRE_FILE" value="/data/global.xml" override="false"/>
>   <Parameter name="GEOWEBCACHE_CACHE_DIR" value="/tilecache" override="false"/>
> </Context>
> 
> I usually separate out the tilecache (no need to backup), but you can do what you like :)
> --
> Jody Garnett
> 
> 
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 01:28, Russ Hore <ru...@ru... <mailto:ru...@ru...>> wrote:
> Whilst investigating performance improvements to my GeoServer installation I have been installing it quite a few times. To make things faster, I developed a script to automate most of the basic stuff I needed from a clean install of Ubuntu 20
> Just in case it is of any use to others I post it here.
> It might not be the tidies scripting and I run it as root (I know thats not ideal and feel free to change it, but it is a local test server)
> 
> I always create a folder /data/ and usually run Apache as the front end to terminate SSL and provide authentication.
> 
> Russ
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> #
> #    build_geoserver - Automates most of the tasks of installing Geoserver and PostgreSQL
> #
> #    Copyright Russ Hore, 2010, All Rights Reserved
> #
> #    This script is free for use: you can redistribute it and/or modify
> #    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> #    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
> #    (at your option) any later version.
> #
> #    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> #    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> #    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> #    GNU General Public License for more details.
> #
> #
> #############################################################
> # Do an update and clean up before continuing
> apt-get update --assume-yes
> apt-get upgrade --assume-yes
> apt-get dist-upgrade --assume-yes
> apt autoremove --assume-yes
> 
> 
> #############################################################
> # Install Tomcat 9
> apt-get install tomcat9 --assume-yes
> apt-get install tomcat9-admin --assume-yes
> apt-get install tomcat9-common --assume-yes
> apt-get install tomcat9-user --assume-yes
> 
> #############################################################
> # Install GDAL utilities
> apt-get install gdal-bin --assume-yes
> apt-get install gdal-data --assume-yes
> apt-get install python-gdal --assume-yes
> 
> #############################################################
> # Install Apache2
> apt-get install apache2 --assume-yes
> 
> #############################################################
> # Install PHP
> apt-get install php7.4 --assume-yes
> apt-get install php7.4-common --assume-yes
> apt-get install php7.4-curl --assume-yes
> apt-get install php7.4-gd --assume-yes
> apt-get install php7.4-json --assume-yes
> apt-get install php7.4-pgsql --assume-yes
> apt-get install php7.4-xml --assume-yes
> 
> #############################################################
> # Install CertBot to use LetsEncrypt certificates for SSL
> apt-get install certbot --assume-yes
> 
> #############################################################
> # Unzip is always useful
> apt-get install unzip --assume-yes
> 
> #############################################################
> # Install Geoserver
> # NB Need to check for the latest version
> #################################################
> ## Now install Geoserver 2.17.1
> #################################################
> # 1) Get the WAR file
> wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.17.1/geoserver-2.17.1-war.zip <http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.17.1/geoserver-2.17.1-war.zip>"
> # 2) Create a directory to hold the zip file
> mkdir GS2.17.1
> # 3) Cop yhte zip file to the directory
> mv geoserver-2.17.1-war.zip GS2.17.1
> # 4) Change into the directory and unzxip the file
> cd GS2.17.1
> unzip geoserver-2.17.1-war.zip
> # 5) Stop tomcat whilst we copy the war file in (I know you don't need to but why not?)
> service tomcat9 stop
> # 6) Copy the war file to the Tomcat web apps directory
> cp geoserver.war /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/
> # 7) Re-start Tomcat
> service tomcat9 start
> 
> #################################################
> ## Now configure Geoserver 2.17.1
> #################################################
> # I always create a data folder at / to hold all the GeoServer stuff
> mkdir /data/
> chown tomcat:tomcat /data/
> 
> #################################################
> ## Need to make /data/ readable by Tomcat9
> #
> # Edit the following file and add  the follwoing line unere the # Secunrity section
> # ReadWritePaths=/data/
> #
> #################################################
> vi /lib/systemd/system/tomcat9.service 
> 
> #################################################
> ## Make Geoserver point to /data/
> #
> # Uncomment DATA_DIR and point it to /data/
> #################################################
> vi /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/web.xml
> 
> # Re-start Tomcat
> systemctl restart tomcat9
> systemctl daemon-reload
> 
> #################################################
> #################################################
> ## Install PostgreSQL with PostGIS
> # CHECK the latest version fo PostgreSQLL and PostGIS
> #################################################
> apt-get install postgresql-12-pgrouting --assume-yes
> apt-get install postgresql-12-postgis-3 --assume-yes
> apt-get install postgresql-12-postgis-3-scripts --assume-yes
> 
> # Install the OpenStreetMap to PostgreSQL utilities
> apt-get install osm2pgsql --assume-yes
> 
> #############################################################
> #############################################################
> #
> echo "Now you should be able to log on to Geoserver with the default username/password"
> echo "Log in now and do the following;"
> echo "1) Change the admin password"
> echo "2) Delete the file /data/security/masterpw.info <http://masterpw.info/>"
> echo "3) Set the default user/group to use digest password"
> echo ""
> #############################################################
> 
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