How to Install Nominatim on Clear Linux Latest

Nominatim is a powerful open-source tool for geocoding and reverse geocoding. It allows you to search for places by their names and addresses, find their exact locations on maps, and obtain detailed geographic data about them.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Nominatim on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, please ensure that you have the following:

  • A Clear Linux Latest distribution up and running.
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Install Dependencies

  1. Start by updating the package information on your Clear Linux system:
sudo swupd update
  1. Install the necessary dependencies needed for building Nominatim:
sudo swupd bundle-add devpkg-gdal devpkg-postgis devpkg-py-pip apache-ant devpkg-protobuf devpkg-proj

Create a PostgreSQL User and Database

  1. Create a new PostgreSQL user with the name 'nominatim' and password 'mypassword':
sudo su - postgres
createuser -s nominatim
psql
ALTER USER nominatim WITH PASSWORD 'mypassword';
  1. Create a new PostgreSQL database called 'nominatim':
createdb nominatim
  1. Exit the PostgreSQL prompt:
\q
exit

Download and Build Nominatim

  1. Download the latest version of Nominatim from their website:
wget https://nominatim.org/release/Nominatim-3.7.3.tar.bz2
tar xvfj Nominatim-3.7.3.tar.bz2
cd Nominatim-3.7.3/
  1. Build Nominatim using the following command:
sudo ./utils/setup.php --osm-file {path/to/your/osm/file} --all --threads {number of threads} --osm2pgsql-cache {cache size in MB} --pgsql-database nominatim --pgsql-user nominatim --pgsql-password mypassword --pgsql-host localhost --pgsql-port 5432

Note: Replace the placeholders according to your setup.

  1. Once the build process is completed without issues, execute the following command to install Nominatim:
sudo make install

Configure Nominatim

  1. Copy the Nominatim configuration file to the Apache directory:
sudo cp settings/local.php.in /usr/local/etc/nominatim/local.php
  1. Open the configuration file and make necessary changes:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nominatim/local.php

Replace the placeholders with your domain name, email address, and other configurations as needed.

  1. Start the Apache service and enable it on system boot:
sudo systemctl enable apachectl
sudo systemctl start apachectl
  1. If you have a firewall enabled, open the web server port:
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=80/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Testing Nominatim

  1. Visit the following URL in your web browser to test the installation:
http://<your-ip-address>/nominatim/search?q=london&format=json

Note: Replace with your server's IP address.

  1. You should see a JSON response containing the details of the 'london' location.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nominatim on Clear Linux Latest.