.. _installation:

Installation
============

There are many ways to install GeoServer on your system. This section will discuss the various installation paths available.

If using Windows or OS X, we recommend using the installers.

.. note:: To run GeoServer as part of an existing servlet container such as Tomcat, please see the :ref:`installation_war` section.

.. warning:: GeoServer requires a Java 8 environment (JRE) to be installed on your system. This must be done prior to installation.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   
   win_installer
   win_binary
   osx_installer
   osx_binary
   linux
   war
   upgrade