This chapter will introduce some less known features of GeoServer. When you have to deploy your server in production, a proper configuration is a crucial topic and sound knowledge of all features makes the difference between a sloppy map server and a fast and reliable one. Another crucial point is data optimization. In this chapter, we will explore recipes covering application server configuration and data handling.

For the first item, we will see how to properly configure database connections in an enterprise environment and how to plan a standard upgrade procedure for our GeoServer installation. Then, you will learn how to use cache to improve GeoServer capacity. GeoWebCache is a huge topic and we will explore its configuration in depth in the next chapter.

For data handling, we will focus on CRS. I hope you know what they are! However, in my years of GIS consulting, I am always asked about basic topics when the subject is Coordinate reference system (CRS). GeoServer uses a...