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Configuring LayersΒΆ

This section describes how to manually configure layers in GeoWebCache and provides some basic configuration examples.

  • How to configure layers
    • Changing the location of geowebcache.xml
    • Tips for editing XML
    • Schema
  • Custom projections
    • Defining a projection
    • Associate a layer with the projection
  • Palettes
  • Parameter Filters
    • String filter
    • Floating point filter
    • Integer filter
    • Regular expression filter
    • Case normalization
  • Request Filter
  • Serving Layers From Pre-Cached ArcGIS Tiling Schemes
    • Features and Limitations
    • ArcGIS Tiling Scheme
    • Configuration
    • Alternative cache directory
    • Levels hex-encoded
    • OpenLayers Configuration
  • Using a Static Capabilities Document
  • Expiring tiles with GeoRSS
    • Reading a GeoRSS feed
  • Tile expiration
    • Server tile expiration
    • Client tile expiration
  • Gridsets and Gridsubsets
  • Selective zoom level caching
    • Configuration
    • Error checking
    • Interaction with seeding
    • Interaction with metatiling
  • Examples
    • Minimal configuration
    • Explicit blob store configuration
    • Simple configuration
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