The GeoServer team is happy to announce the release of GeoServer 2.9.0:
This is the new stable release suitable for use in production. This release requires the use of Java 8.
Important updates:
- Web admin application layer, preview, global settings, image processing and raster access screens have been updated.
- User guide has been restructured for ease of navigation and to reduce duplication
- The REST API can now be used to manage icons, fonts and configuration files and report on the status of installed components.
- Internally this release features Wicket 7 and Spring 4 and the latest JAI-Ext library.
- Layer bounds can now be generated from spatial reference systems extent
- Styles can now be configured with a custom legend.
- For more details please see the blog post and release notes (2.9.0|RC1|beta2|beta|M0)
Thanks to Jody and Devon (from Boundless) for publishing this release. This release was delayed for two months due to incompatibility with Java 8. Thanks for the dedicated testing a fix support from Andrea, Alessandro, Alex, Ben, Brad, Jukka, Niels, Torben and others during this long release cycle. Special thanks to sponsors of the Wicket 7 upgrade sprint: OSGeo, Boundless, Vivid Solutions, How 2 Map, San Jose Water Company, Transient, Geobeyond (with in-kind sponsors GeoSolutions, CCRi, Astun Technology and Voyager).
The GeoServer Team