This tutorial will guide you through the installation of TileServer GL on Linux Mint. TileServer GL is an efficient platform for creating and serving vector and raster tiles using a single server. It can be used to create maps for a variety of applications.
Before we begin, you must have a few software packages installed on your Linux Mint system.
To install Node.js on your Linux Mint machine, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
To install Git on your Linux Mint machine, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
To install MapBox GL Native on your Linux Mint machine, follow the installation instructions provided in the MapBox GL Native documentation.
git clone https://github.com/maptiler/tileserver-gl.git
This will clone the repository into a directory called "tileserver-gl" in your current working directory.
cd tileserver-gl
npm install
npm start
The server should now be running on http://localhost:8080. You can access the server by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.
To serve your own tiles, place your tiles in a directory called data in the "tileserver-gl" directory. The tiles must be in the MBTiles format.
Restart TileServer GL with the command:
npm start
Your tiles should now be available at http://localhost:8080.
You have successfully installed TileServer GL on Linux Mint. You can now use it to create and serve vector and raster tiles for a variety of applications. For more information, consult the TileServer GL documentation.
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