Self-Hosted Maps Stack Picker
You don't need every map tool. A decision tree for picking the right self-hosted maps stack, geocoding only, routing, tiles, or the whole works.
Tag: maps
All the articles with the tag "maps".
OsmAnd + Self-Hosted Tiles, Offline
Stop letting Google Maps know where you've been. Pair OsmAnd on your phone with self-hosted tiles for offline-first maps that don't snitch on you.
I Stopped Paying Google Maps API
A real workload, a real bill, and a real migration. What Google Maps API actually costs, what self-hosting actually saves, and what the migration cost in time.
Full Self-Hosted Maps Stack
Replace Google Maps with self-hosted Nominatim, PostGIS, and a Martin tile server. Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and vector tiles, all on one box.
Leaflet vs MapLibre vs OpenLayers
Three JS map libraries, three decades of philosophy. Leaflet's simple, MapLibre's modern, OpenLayers is the Swiss army knife. Here's how to pick on Christmas Day.
MapLibre GL: Mapbox Replacement
When Mapbox went proprietary in 2020, the community forked it. MapLibre GL is now what you reach for, fully open, fully compatible, fully alive.
Tileserver-GL vs OpenMapTiles vs renderd
Vector vs raster tiles. MBTiles vs PostGIS-on-the-fly. Here's the actual storage and CPU cost of running each tile stack at home, with no marketing fluff.
Self-Hosted OSRM in Docker
Run OSRM in Docker with a regional OSM extract, compile a routing profile, and get your own /route endpoint live. Profile compilation gotchas included.
OSM Imports: Planet vs Regional
Don't download 88GB of planet.osm if you only need one country. Comparing Geofabrik, BBBike, and osmium-extract for clean, sane OSM imports.
Nominatim: Self-Hosted Geocoding
Stop paying the geocoding tax. Self-host Nominatim on Docker with an OpenStreetMap regional extract and own your address lookups end to end.