I'm going to develop a map server with my own logic and entities. It will have postgres database, user management, specific layers with certain types, WFS, WMS, etc.
I'm going to use springframework and GeoServer as the GeoServer is an open source project. My question is whether I develop it or use it as a separated server? How about the user management problem? How can I integrate my own project security with the geoserver?
GeoServer develop or use? How can I integrate with geoserver?
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Typically you develop a front end that's completely separate and have GeoServer offer the OGC services to it and other clients. In case you need to customize it, GeoServer has a fully pluggable architecture, e.g., you can build a version of it that has more or less modules than the standard one, your own security subsystem, your own custom data sources, and so on, a lot can be either configured or replaced, so I'd suggest you look into those options.
Mind one detail, GeoServer is GPL'd, so any code you develop that depends on GeoServer API will similarly be GPL'd. If instead you develop something that's only based on GeoTools (e.g., a custom data store) that part can be closed source.