Managing GeoServer from QGIS
QGIS does not only serve as a frontend for the QGIS server, but it can also serve as a frontend for other similar servers. GeoServer is one of the most popular ones, and you can configure it from QGIS, upload layers, or even edit the style of a GeoServer layer using the QGIS symbology tools.
Getting ready
For this recipe, you will need the GeoServer Explorer plugin. This can be installed using Plugin Manager.
You will also need a running instance of GeoServer. We will assume that you have a local one running on port 8080, but you can replace the corresponding URL with the one of the GeoServer instance that you have available, whether local or remote.
How to do it…
- Open the GeoServer Explorer by navigating to Web | GeoServer | Geoserver Explorer. The explorer will appear on the right-hand side of the QGIS window.
- Click on the GeoServer Catalogs item in the explorer tree, and then select the New catalog button.
- Complete the fields in the dialog that will appear...
