Command Line Usage

GeoHelm does not alter any of the packages installed.

Command line usage is the same as vendor usage.

Below are some common comands.

1. Start, Stop, or Restart Tomcat

service tomcat start | stop | restart 

2. Start, Stop, or Restart PostgreSQL

service postgresql start | stop | restart 


3. Connect to PostgreSQL

$ su - postgres
$ psql
=> #

If you set a password for postgres, you will be prompted for it here.

4. Install PostGIS

$ su - postgres
$ psql
# \c database
# create extension postgis;

4. Install PgRouting

$ su - postgres
$ psql
# \c database
# create extension pgrouting;

4. Install GeoServer Extensions (Print Module below)*:

$ su - tomcat
$ cd /tomcat/version/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/lib
$ wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.11.1/extensions/geoserver-2.11.1-printing-plugin.zip
$ unzip -q geoserver-2.11.1-printing-plugin.zip
$ rm -f geoserver-2.11.1-printing-plugin.zip

* Be sure the extension you download matches your GeoServer version!