Store

A store is the name for a container of geographic data. A store refers to a specific data source, be it a shapefile, database, or any other data source that GeoServer supports.

A store can contain many layers, such as the case of a database that contains many tables. A store can also have a single layer, such as in the case of a shapefile or GeoTIFF. A store must contain at least one layer.

GeoServer saves the connection parameters to each store (the path to the shapefile, credentials to connect to the database). Each store must also be associated with one (and only one) workspace.

A store is sometimes referred to as a "datastore" in the context of vector data, or "coveragestore" in the context of raster (coverage) data.

Creating a new store

Now we can add a new store to our new workspace momo. This store tells GeoServer how to connect to the data source, in our case the PostgreSQL database.

• Navigate to Data ❭ Stores.
• Click Add new Store.
• Click PostGIS - PostGIS Database
• Set the Workspace to momo if it isn't set already.
• Configure the new store as follows:
  • Data Source Name: db_momo_ws
  • Enabled: checked
  • dbtype: postgis
  • host: localhost
  • port: 5432
  • database: db_momo_ws
  • schema: geodata
  • user: momo
  • passwd: momo
• Click Save