A geoserver docker image

This Dockerfile can be used to create images for all geoserver versions since 2.5.

• Debian based Linux
• OpenJDK 11
• Tomcat 9
• GeoServer
  • Support of custom fonts (e.g. for SLD styling)
  • CORS support

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please change the default geoserver master password! The default masterpw is located in this file (within the docker container): /opt/geoserver_data/security/masterpw/default/masterpw

How to build?

docker build -t {YOUR_TAG} .

How to quickstart?

Build the image as described above, then:

docker run -it -p 80:8080 {YOUR_TAG}

or if you want to start the container daemonized:

docker run -d -p 80:8080 {YOUR_TAG}

Check http://localhost/geoserver to see the geoserver page and login with geoserver defaults admin:geoserver

How to build a specific GeoServer version?

docker build --build-arg GS_VERSION={YOUR_VERSION} -t {YOUR_TAG} .

How to build with custom geoserver data?

docker build --build-arg GS_DATA_PATH={RELATIVE_PATH_TO_YOUR_GS_DATA} .

Note: The passed path must not be absolute! Instead, the path should be within the build context (e.g. next to the Dockerfile) and should be passed as a relative path, e.g. GS_DATA_PATH=./my_data/

Can I build a specific GS version with custom data?

Yes! Just pass the --build-arg param twice, e.g.

... --build-arg GS_VERSION={VERSION} --build-arg GS_DATA_PATH={PATH} ...

How to build with additional libs/extensions/plugins?

Put your *.jar files (e.g. the WPS extension) in the additional_libs folder and build with one of the commands from above! (They will be copied to the GeoServer WEB-INF/lib folder during the build.)

Note: Similar to the GeoServer data path from above, you can also configure the path to the additional libraries by passing the ADDITIONAL_LIBS_PATH argument when building:

--build-arg ADDITIONAL_LIBS_PATH={RELATIVE_PATH_TO_YOUR_LIBS}

How to add additional libs using an existing docker image?

If you want to add geoserver extensions/libs by using a mount, you can add something like

--mount src="/dir/with/libs/on/host",target=/opt/additional_libs,type=bind

How to add additional fonts to the docker image (e.g. for SLD styling)?

If you want to add custom fonts (the base image only contains 26 fonts) by using a mount, you can add something like

--mount src="/dir/with/fonts/on/host",target=/opt/additional_fonts,type=bind

to your docker run command.

Note: Do not change the target value!

How to watch geoserver.log from host?

docker exec -it {CONTAINER_ID} tail -f /opt/geoserver_data/logs/geoserver.log

How to use the docker-compose demo?

docker-compose -f docker-compose-demo.yml up --build