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- .. _monitor_installation:
- Installing the Monitor Extension
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- .. note::
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- If performing an upgrade of the monitor extension please see :ref:`monitor_upgrade`.
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- The monitor extension is not part of the GeoServer core and must be installed as a plug-in. To install:
- #. Visit the :website:`website download <download>` page, locate your release, and download: :download_extension:`monitor`
- The download link will be in the :guilabel:`Extensions` section under :guilabel:`Other`.
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- .. warning:: Make sure to match the version of the extension (for example |release| above) to the version of the GeoServer instance!
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- #. Extract the files in this archive to the :file:`WEB-INF/lib` directory of your GeoServer installation.
- #. Restart GeoServer
- Verifying the Installation
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- There are two ways to verify that the monitoring extension has been properly installed.
- #. Start GeoServer and open the :ref:`web_admin`. Log in using the administration account. If successfully installed, there will be a :guilabel:`Monitor` section on the left column of the home page.
- .. figure:: images/monitorwebadmin.png
- :align: center
- *Monitoring section in the web admin interface*
- #. Start GeoServer and navigate to the current :ref:`datadir`. If successfully installed, a new directory named ``monitoring`` will be created in the data directory.
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