Settings

This area contains some configuration parameters that cover general GeoServer behavior.

Global

As its name states, here you can find very general parameters.

Verbose Reporting

From here you can enable beautification of XML responses in error messages, by adding line returns. Enabling this option consumes a lot of resources, so only enable this option if you need to. Verbose exceptions will give you multiline error messages.

Enable Global Services

This allows you to enable or disable all services, such as WMS, WFS, and WCS, that are not part of a virtual service. Virtual services are those that are created by workspaces. We'll talk about this in a little more detail in Chapter 10, Securing your GeoServer Before Production. Also worth noting is that it doesn't affect GeoWebCache (GWC) or REST-based services.

Proxy Base URL

This is useful if you have GeoServer running behind a proxy, and you want to share the GetCapabilities document. The URL embedded in that document needs to display the...