The Windows installer provides an easy way to set up GeoServer on your system.

With no configuration files to edit or command line setting, everything can be

done through the Windows GUI.
1. Navigate to the GeoServer Download page at http://geoserver.org/download.
2. Select the version of GeoServer that you wish to download. If youre not sure, select the
Stable version at http://geoserver.org/release/stable.
3. Click on the link for the Windows installer.

4. After downloading, double-click on the file to launch.

5. At the Welcome screen, click
.

6. Read the

and click

7. Select the directory of the installation, then click

8. Select the Start Menu directory name and location, then click

9. Enter the path to a

. GeoServer requires a
valid JRE in order to run, so this step is required. The installer will inspect your system and
attempt to automatically populate this box with the path contained in
your %JAVA_HOME% variable. If this variable is undefined, you may not have a JRE on
your system. In this case, you can download a JRE
athttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. Once the JRE is
downloaded and installed, restart the GeoServer installer. When finished, click
.
Platform
Example Location
Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7
WindowsXP
C:\Program Files\Java\jre7
10. Warning
11.
12. Dont include the \bin in the JRE path. So if javaw.exe is located
at C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe, set the path to
be C:\Program Files(x86)\Java\jre7.
13. Note
14.
15. Java 7 is required. For more information about Java and GeoServer, please see the section
on
.

16.
17.
18. Enter the path to your GeoServer data directory or select the default. Previous GeoServer
users may already have a data directory that they wish to use. If this is your first time using
GeoServer, you should select the
. When finished, click
.

19. Enter the username and password for administration of GeoServer. GeoServers
requires authentication for management, and what is entered
here will become those administrator credentials. The defaults are
. It
is recommended to change these from the defaults, but this is not required. When finished,
click
.

20. Enter the port that GeoServer will respond on. This affects the location of the
GeoServer
, as well as the endpoints of the
GeoServer
and
. The default port is
although any valid unused port will work. When finished, click
.

21. Select whether GeoServer should be run manually or installed as a service. When run
manually, GeoServer is run like a standard application under the current user. When
installed as a service, GeoServer in integrated into Windows Services, and thus is easier to
administer. If running on a server, or to manage GeoServer as a service, select
. Otherwise, select
. When finished, click
.

22. Review your selections and click the

Otherwise, click
.

button if any changes need to be made.

23. GeoServer will install on your system. When finished, click

to close the installer.
24. If you installed GeoServer as a service, it is already running. Otherwise, you can start
GeoServer by going to the Start Menu, and clicking
in the GeoServer
folder.
25. Navigate to http://[SERVER_URL]:[PORT]/geoserver/ (Ex: http://localhost:8080/geoserver/)
to access the GeoServer
.
If you see GeoServer in your browser, then congratulations, GeoServer is
successfully installed!