Self-Hosted Maps Stack
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self-hosted maps
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Self-Hosted Maps Stack
Over the past week I built a project to let people self-host an entire maps stack so they don't have to send…
maps.ellenhp.me#self-hosted maps#open source maps#osm tile server#geocoder#bicycle routing
How HN took it
6 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Docs: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Geocoder autocomplete is much better than OsmAnd's.
From 1 comment
Didn't realize that about Organic Maps. It also appears to be open-source which is cool. Is its geocoder any good? Search in OsmAnd is painfully slow and not tolerant of typos at…
ellenhp on HN
Good name for wayfinding.
From 1 comment
Headway is a great name for wayfinding! Looking forward to this evolving.
uptime on HN
Planetiler is a useful tile generator.
From 1 comment
Planetiler is amazing! Thank you for your work.
ellenhp on HN
Objections
OpenStreetMap attribution was hidden; now shown open on load.
From 2 comments
It is hidden under the little ⓘ in the bottom right corner. That is a very meagre interpretation of the attribution guidelines. To help combat the idea that a map must be made by…
Freak_NL on HNThis seems resolved. Attribution toggles open when its loaded now.
patriksvensson on HN
Docker is a black box for self-hosters.
From 1 comment
It'd be really great to be able to know what's in the docker black box. It'd be even better to be able to know what the moving parts are for those of us that do self hosting…
cmroanirgo on HN
No IPv6 support.
From 1 comment
maps.ellenhp.me has only a IPv4 address and it seems to be hosted on digitalocean, which supports IPv6. would love to have IPv6 support. It should be on default by now, if there…
miyuru on HN
Requests
Transit routing support.
From 2 comments
How much money to add transit directions ? I would absolutely love if this supported an API to get directions. I've worked on a few projects with public transit directions and…
999900000999 on HNI'm planning on tackling transit this weekend!
ellenhp on HN
Recommend OpenTripPlanner and Pelias.
From 1 comment
For a full multimodal routing engine including realtime data for transit, you should have a look at OpenTripPlanner version 2 (if you haven't already):…
tuukkah on HN
Support for alternative map data sources, such as topographic maps.
From 1 comment
Is it possible to use alternative map data source? I'm looking for a way to generate topographical maps... Or may be you can suggest any alternative project for that?
SlavikCA on HN
Questions
How does this compare to OpenStreetMap, Organic Maps or self-hosting them?
From 1 comment
What's the advantage compared to using https://www.openstreetmap.org/ and Organic Maps, or self-hosting them? (the website is…
devit on HN
Can users set custom road weightings for routing?
From 1 comment
Is there any way to write commands where I could give my own time weighting to certain types of roads for route finding? Google maps, organic maps, osmand+, I still have to…
frzen on HN
Where does the transit data come from?
From 1 comment
Neat, where are you going to source your data from?
aaronbrethorst on HN
Alternatives named
Organic Maps
From 1 comment
What's the advantage compared to using https://www.openstreetmap.org/ and Organic Maps, or self-hosting them? (the website is…
devit on HN
OsmAnd
From 1 comment
OrganicMaps and OsmAnd operate entirely on local map data and don't send your information to remote servers.
zaik on HN
OpenTripPlanner
From 1 comment
For a full multimodal routing engine including realtime data for transit, you should have a look at OpenTripPlanner version 2 (if you haven't already):…
tuukkah on HN
Graphhopper
From 1 comment
If you only want routes without multimodal you can use Graphhopper https://www.graphhopper.com/
AlexTrask on HN
Planetiler
From 1 comment
Nice! I was going to point out the project I’ve been working on [1] to reduce the cost but I see you’ve already found it :-) Feel free to reach out it you run into any issues!…
zylepe on HN