TileServer GL is an open-source map server that will render your own custom maps. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install TileServer GL on MXLinux Latest.
Before starting, please make sure that you have:
Before installing TileServer GL, we need to install the runtime environment for it; Node.js. The following commands will install Node.js:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
With Node.js installed, we can now proceed to install TileServer GL. Follow the commands below to install:
sudo npm install -g tileserver-gl
Before we can use TileServer GL, we need to prepare map data. You can use any geo-referenced data, such as Mapbox tiles or OpenStreetMap data. For this tutorial, we'll use OpenStreetMap data.
To download and prepare OpenStreetMap data, follow the commands below:
mkdir osmdata
cd osmdata
wget https://download.geofabrik.de/europe/italy-latest.osm.pbf
tileserver-gl-light prepare italy-latest.osm.pbf
This will take some time, as TileServer GL prepares the data. Once the process is complete, you should see a message that the data has been prepared.
With Node.js and TileServer GL installed, and data prepared, we can now serve the map with TileServer GL.
tileserver-gl-light italy-latest.osm.pbf
By default, the map will be served on http://localhost:8080. You can now access the map in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed TileServer GL on MXLinux Latest, prepared OpenStreetMap data, and served the map. You can now explore more advanced configurations with TileServer GL for your custom maps.
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