# geoserver/geoserver

Official GeoServer repository

Repository: https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/geoserver
Homepage: http://geoserver.org/
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: web, mapping, web-mapping, java, geoserver, wms, wfs, wps, wcs, maps
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:44:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5410, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 24, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4442, forks 2328 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:49.426799+00:00)

## What it is
GeoServer is an open-source Java server for sharing, publishing, and editing geospatial data using OGC open standards. It is the reference implementation of WFS and WCS and a certified compliant WMS, publishing data from many spatial data sources as maps, features, and coverages.

## Use cases
- serve web maps from my spatial database over WMS
- publish geospatial data as WFS/WCS/OGC API Features endpoints
- tile published maps for web and mobile mapping apps
- share GeoTIFF and GeoPackage raster and vector data over open standards
- self-host a map server for my organization's GIS data
- expose shapefile data through standard web services
- add server-side geospatial processing with WPS

## When to choose
- you need OGC-compliant WMS/WFS/WCS/WMTS services for geospatial data
- you want a mature, certified, community-driven open-source map server
- you need to publish many data formats (PostGIS, Shapefile, GeoTIFF, GeoPackage) through one server
- you want to integrate maps with OpenLayers or Leaflet clients

## When to avoid
- you only need lightweight client-side mapping without a data server
- you need a fully managed cloud GIS rather than self-hosted Java software
- you require a permissive license - GeoServer is GPL
- you want a simple tile cache only rather than a full data publishing server

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, api-framework, geospatial, web-framework
- domain: web-development, self-hosted
- platform: jvm, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: ogc, wms, wfs, wcs, wps, wmts, csw, geotools, gis, map-server, geopackage, geotiff, shapefile, maps, geospatial, web-server

## Member repositories
- geoserver/geoserver (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:49.426799+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:49.490556+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:49.426799+00:00, sha 8a53ffd19b7b)
  - homepage: http://geoserver.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:57.411898+00:00, sha 6c5c1e12bd1b)
  - site_page: https://geoserver.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:57.421217+00:00, sha cb64c3b7fbc8)
  - site_page: https://docs.geoserver.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:57.423071+00:00, sha e2dc48edba1f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.