.. module:: geoserver.add_geotiff :synopsis: Learn how to adding a GeoTiff.
The GeoTIFF is a widely used geospatial raster data format: it is composed of a single file containing both the data and the georeferencing information (not to be confused with the .tiff/.tfw/.prj file triplet, which is considered a "world image" file in GeoServer). This section provides instructions to add and publish a GeoTIFF file.
Open the web browser and navigate to the GeoServer Welcome Page.
Select :guilabel:`Add stores` from the interface.
Select :guilabel:`GeoTIFF - Tagged Image File Format with Geographic information` from the set of available Raster Data Sources.
Specify a proper name (as an instance, :file:`13tde815295_200803_0x6000m_cl`) in the :guilabel:`Data Source Name` field of the interface.
Click on browse link in order to set the GeoTIFF location in the :guilabel:`URL` field.
Note
The 13tde815295_200803_0x6000m_cl.tif is located at :file:`${TRAINING_ROOT}/data/user_data/aerial/13tde815295_200803_0x6000m_cl.tif` (on Windows :file:`%TRAINIG_ROOT%\\data\\user_data\\aerial\\13tde815295_200803_0x6000m_cl.tif`)
Click :guilabel:`Save`.
Publish the layer by clicking on the :guilabel:`publish` link.
Check the Coordinate Reference Systems and the Bounding Boxes fields are properly set and click on :guilabel:`Save`.
At this point the GeoTIFF is being published with GeoServer. You can use the layer preview to inspect the data.
