Serving vector and raster tiles with OpenMapTiles Server

With The OpenMaptiles Server you can setup your own zoomable map of the whole world or of a selected region in a few basic steps. Maps are powered by the OpenStreetMap data and vector tiles from the OpenMapTiles project.

:link: https://openmaptiles.com/server/

:link: https://openmaptiles.org/docs/host/tileserver-gl/

:link: Main documentation https://tileserver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

OpenMapTiles does not create the tiles for you!

1. Download a mbtiles file

Download a mbtiles file: https://openmaptiles.com/downloads/planet/

For example the Meterlands: https://openmaptiles.com/downloads/europe/netherlands/

Size: 910.34 MB / Format: MBTiles (PBF)

wget -c https://openmaptiles.os.zhdk.cloud.switch.ch/v3.6.1/extracts/europe/XY1umqRTonSPe1KelyZhz8b5Dh4QWULp/2017-07-03_europe_netherlands.mbtiles

2. Install the server

Assuming you have Docker installed:

docker pull klokantech/tileserver-gl
docker run -it -v $(pwd):/data -p 8080:80 klokantech/tileserver-gl

docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/data -p 8080:80 klokantech/openmaptiles-server

:link: https://tileserver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#docker

3. Follow the step-by-step guide

Visit the web interface at http://localhost:8080/ or click in the Preview window and follow the web wizard. You will set your server in few steps.

OpenMapTiles server also supports adding your own data and styles.

4. Use the tiles in your own MapboxGL map

In your style.json you can use the server as source for your vector tiles:

"sources": {
    "omt":{
        "type": "vector",
        "tiles":  ["http://localhost:8080/maps/{z}/{x}/{y}.pbf"]
    }
},