.. _data_vector:

Vector data
===========

This section discusses the vector data sources that GeoServer can access.

The standard GeoServer installation supports the loading and serving of the following data formats:

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   :maxdepth: 1

   shapefile
   directory
   properties
   geopkg


Other data sources are supplied as GeoServer extensions.  
Extensions are downloadable modules that add functionality to GeoServer.  
Extensions are available at the `GeoServer download page <http://geoserver.org/download>`_.

.. warning:: The extension version must match the version of the GeoServer instance.

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   :maxdepth: 1

   gml
   featurepregen