In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of GraphHopper on Debian Latest operating system.
GraphHopper is an open-source routing engine for road networks. It can be used to calculate the shortest or fastest route between two points, create isochrones, or optimize delivery routes.
Before proceeding with the installation, you need to meet the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install required packages on your system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install unzip git wget
These commands will update the package repository and install the required packages on your system.
Next, download GraphHopper by running the following command:
wget https://graphhopper.com/public/releases/graphhopper-web-3.3.2-bin.zip
This command will download GraphHopper version 3.3.2. You can check the latest version on the GraphHopper website.
After downloading GraphHopper, extract the zip file by running the following command:
unzip graphhopper-web-3.3.2-bin.zip
This will create a directory named graphhopper-web-3.3.2
in your current directory.
Next, build GraphHopper by running the following command:
cd graphhopper-web-3.3.2
./graphhopper.sh build
This command will build GraphHopper and download required dependencies.
To start GraphHopper, run the following command:
./graphhopper.sh web
This will start GraphHopper web server on port 8989.
You can access the GraphHopper web interface by visiting http://localhost:8989/
in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install GraphHopper on Debian Latest operating system. With GraphHopper, you can easily calculate the shortest or fastest route between two points, create isochrones, or optimize delivery routes.
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