GeoServer Data Directory

GeoServer Tutorials > Change Data Directory Location

You should move the Data Directory from it's default location inside of the GeoSever webapp to a location outside of GeoServer.

Below applies to both GeoServer cPanel and GeoServer Dedicated.

Be sure to substitute your own paths and file names for below.

1. Stop Tomcat

2. Connect via SSH and copy the data directory as below: (Important: the target directory - 'geodata' below - should not exist.)

cp -a /home/tomcat/apache-tomcat-9.0.70/webapps/geoserver/data/ /var/lib/geodata/

3. The above command should maintain ownership and permissions. If it does not for any reasons, issue below

chown -R tomcat:tomcat /var/lib/geodata/

4. Add the following to your GeoServer web.xml file:

 <context-param>
   
						  <param-name>GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR</param-name> 
       
						  <param-value>/var/lib/geodata</param-value>
    
						  </context-param>    <context-param>
       
						  <param-name>GEOSERVER_REQUIRE_FILE</param-name> 
      
						  <param-value>/var/lib/geodata/global.xml</param-value> 
   
						  </context-param>