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From this GeoServer tutorial, (under "Creating a store") I can only see Vector, Database and Raster data types as the only possible data sources. But I was wondering if a Web Mapping service such as a WMTS could be added as a source?

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    Geoserver can't, but Mapserver can, because Since version 6.2, Mapserver raster input support is through the GDAL raster library only. And one of GDAL's supported formats is ..WMTS. – elrobis Mar 18 '16 at 19:16
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    That said, I'm curious why you're compelled to proxy an existing WMTS endpoint through Geoserver.. do you simply need to launder the domain to prevent CORS issues? – elrobis Mar 18 '16 at 19:19
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    Normally that is done because the remote WMTS is not serving data in a CRS you need. Reprojection is a common driver for cascading. – Andrea Aime Mar 20 '16 at 13:08
  • Yes, it's mainly a client setup issue. We have a WMTS map tile service and client has a GeoServer hub which they want everything to proxy through, including our map tiles. The only way I see around it is to expose our tiles as a WMS (through the GeoWebCache?) but it's a long-winded process to start with tiles, glue them together as WMS and end up with the same tiles again. – Jason Mar 21 '16 at 9:28
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No, it could be added with some programming work, but right now GeoServer can only cascade WMS.

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