I would like to thank all those people who helped me make this book a real thing.

A special mention for GeoServer's developers; they are the wonderful engine without which this software, and hence, this book too, would not exist.

I would like to thank all the people at Packt Publishing who worked on this book. They helped me a lot and were very patient and encouraging when I had difficulties meeting deadlines.

A special thanks to my technical reviewers; they constantly checked for my errors and omissions. This book has become better thanks to all their hard work.

Last but not least, I want to express my gratitude to Alessandra, Alice, and Luisa for their support and patience when I was working on this book.