Upgrading GeoServer version running with Jetty

Question

I have a GeoServer install (2.1.3) running with Jetty that I need to update to the latest release, but I can't lose any of the residing data files and layers configuration.

Can you help to obtain this (on an Ubuntu 10.04LTS VM)?

Answer 1

• copy your data directory (.../data/*) somewhere safe.
• Download and install the latest version of GeoServer.
• create an environment variable GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR=.../someplace/safe/geoserver_data (or wherever you stashed your data)
• start up the new version of GeoServer.

Click on Server Status to check that you have changed your data directory.