1. Install java

% cd /usr/ports/java/jdk16
% make

Installing java on freebsd is not fully automated, you will be prompted to download files

IMPORTANT: To build the JDK 1.6.0 port, you should have at least
2.5Gb of free disk space in the build area!
 
 
 Due to licensing restrictions, certain files must be fetched manually.
 
 Please download the Update 3 Source from
 http://www.java.net/download/jdk6/6u3/promoted/b05/jdk-6u3-fcs-src-b05-jrl-24_sep_2007.jar
 and the Source Binaries from
 http://www.java.net/download/jdk6/6u3/promoted/b05/jdk-6u3-fcs-bin-b05-jrl-24_sep_2007.jar
 and the Mozilla Headers from
 http://www.java.net/download/jdk6/6u3/promoted/b05/jdk-6u3-fcs-mozilla_headers-b05-unix-24_sep_2007.jar
 .
 
 Please open http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
 in a web browser and follow the "Download" link for
 "JDK DST Timezone Update Tool - 1_3_45" to obtain the
 time zone update file, tzupdater-1_3_45-2011n.zip.
 
 Please download the patchset, bsd-jdk16-patches-4.tar.bz2, from
 http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk16.html.
 
 Please place the downloaded file(s) in /usr/ports/distfiles 
 and restart the build.
 
*** Error code 1
 
Stop in /usr/ports/java/jdk16.
*** Error code 1
 
Stop in /usr/ports/java/jdk16.
*** Error code 1

These files are:

% cd /usr/ports/distfiles
% wget http://www.java.net/download/jdk6/6u3/promoted/b05/jdk-6u3-fcs-src-b05-jrl-24_sep_2007.jar
% wget http://www.java.net/download/jdk6/6u3/promoted/b05/jdk-6u3-fcs-bin-b05-jrl-24_sep_2007.jar
% wget http://www.java.net/download/jdk6/6u3/promoted/b05/jdk-6u3-fcs-mozilla_headers-b05-unix-24_sep_2007.jar
% # download manually tzupdater-1_3_45-2011n.zip from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
% # download manually bsd-jdk16-patches-4.tar.bz2 from http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk16.html

2. Run make

% cd /usr/ports/java/jdk16
% make
% make install

3. Install geoserver

% cd /usr/ports/graphics/geoserver
% make
% make install

4. Startup geoserver

% vim /etc/rc.conf
geoserver_enable=YES
 
% /usr/local/etc/rc.d/geoserver start

5. Browse http://127.0.0.1:8080/geoserver/