Publishing Commands#

Publish layers from various data sources to GeoServer. The publishing commands handle the complete workflow from data source to published layer.

Available Publishers#

PostGIS Publisher#

Publish vector layers from PostGIS spatial databases.

PostGIS Publishing - Discover and publish PostGIS tables as layers

File Publisher#

Publish layers from files using GeoServer Importer extension.

File Import - Import Shapefiles and GeoTIFF files

Common Features#

All publishing commands support:

Dry Run: Preview what would be published without making changes
Idempotency: Existing layers are automatically skipped
Concurrency: Parallel publishing for better performance
Workspace Selection: Specify target workspace

Workflow#

Prepare Data Source: Ensure your data source is accessible
Configure Datastore: Create or verify datastore exists (PostGIS publisher creates automatically)
Select Resources: Choose specific resources or use filters
Publish: Create feature types/layers in GeoServer
Configure Layers: Set styles, enable, and advertise layers

Examples#

PostGIS Publishing#

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# Publish all spatial tables
./geoserver-cli publish postgis --all -w my_workspace

# Publish specific tables
./geoserver-cli publish postgis --layers roads,buildings -w my_workspace

# Dry run first
./geoserver-cli publish postgis --all -w my_workspace --dry-run

File Import#

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# Import Shapefile
./geoserver-cli publish file --file data.shp.zip -w my_workspace

# Import GeoTIFF
./geoserver-cli publish file --file raster.tif -w my_workspace