Summary
We've laid out a basic foundation to get GeoServer up and running.
In this chapter, you learned how to check whether the Java Runtime Environment (JRE 1.6) is installed and properly working. You also installed Tomcat on Windows and Linux, and configured it to start automatically.
After filling the system requirements, you explored the web archive option to install GeoServer and accessed the administrative interface using a web browser.
The web interface is a very powerful tool and you have to know it well to use all GeoServer's features. In the next chapter, we will explore all the sections, looking in detail at what you can do to configure it, how to add data, and preview maps.
