Build Windows installer¶

At the time the GeoServer project does not have financial resources and man power to stand up a Windows build server (if you can help with this, please contact the developer list). However you can create your own installer (using a Windows machine).

1. Download and install NSIS.

2. Install the NSIS Access Control plugin. The simplest way to do this is to download the zip, extract the .DLL files (AccessControl.dll) and copy it to the NSIS plugins directory (usually C:\Program Files\NSIS\Plugins\x86-ansi).

3. Download and unzip the binary GeoServer package:

   unzip geoserver-[VERSION]-bin.zip
   

4. Download and unzip the source GeoServer package:

   unzip geoserver-[VERSION].zip
   

5. Copy the files LICENSE.txt, src/release/GPL.txt and the following files from src/release/installer/win from the Geoserver source GeoServer package to the root of the unpacked archive (the same directory level as the start.jar):

   GeoServerEXE.nsi
   gs.ico
   header.bmp
   side_left.bmp
   splash.bmp
   wrapper.conf
   wrapper.dll
   wrapper.exe
   wrapper.jar
   wrapper-server-license.txt
   

   

6. Right-click on the installer script GeoServerEXE.nsi and select Compile Script.

   

After successfully compiling the script, an installer named geoserver-[VERSION].exe will be located in the root of the unpacked archive.