GraphHopper is an open-source routing engine and software development kit that can be used to implement advanced routing features in your applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of GraphHopper on Void Linux.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your Void Linux system:
To check if you have Java and Git installed, run the following commands in the terminal:
$ java -version
$ git --version
If either of these commands fails, you will need to install the missing software before continuing.
First, download the latest stable release of GraphHopper from the official website: https://graphhopper.com/
You can download the GraphHopper ZIP package from the "Download" page on the website.
Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the ZIP file to a directory of your choice. For example:
$ mkdir ~/graphhopper
$ cd ~/graphhopper
$ unzip graphhopper-web-3.2.zip
After downloading GraphHopper, you will need to build it using the build.sh script. This script will download additional dependencies and create the GraphHopper JAR file.
To build GraphHopper, run the following command in the directory where you extracted the contents of the ZIP file:
$ cd ~/graphhopper
$ ./graphhopper.sh build
This command will take some time to complete, as it downloads additional dependencies and builds the GraphHopper JAR file.
Once the build process is complete, you can start GraphHopper by running the following command:
$ ./graphhopper.sh web europe_germany_berlin.pbf
This command will start the GraphHopper server with the "europe_germany_berlin.pbf" map data. You can replace this file with a different map data file if you prefer.
After starting the server, you can access the GraphHopper web interface by visiting http://localhost:8989/ in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started GraphHopper on Void Linux. You can now use GraphHopper to implement advanced routing features in your applications.
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