Create a PostGIS Store

Note: In order to create a PostGIS store, you will need a PostgreSQL database with your username and password.

 

1. On the left menu, click Stores

 

 

2. Click the "Add new store" link

 

 

3. Under the Vector Data Store section, click 'PostGIS'

 

4. In the Workspace dropdown, select the workspace you would like to create the Store in

 

5. In the name and description fields, enter 'postgis' (or any name you wish to)

 

 

6. In the Connection Parameters section, enter the information for the PostGIS database and user

 

 

7. Click the Save button

Note: clicking Save will direct you to the Layers available for the store. You can publish the layers at this point, but we will do so in next section 'Add a Layer'