How to Install TileServer GL on Elementary OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you step by step on how to install TileServer GL, which is a self-hosted vector tile server based on Mapbox's node.js package, on your Elementary OS system.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure that you have the following prerequisites on your system:

• Elementary OS Latest installed
• Node.js and NPM installed
• SQLite3 installed

Installation Steps:

Follow the below steps to install TileServer GL on your Elementary OS:

Step 1: Install TileServer GL

First, open the Terminal application on your Elementary OS and install TileServer GL using the following command:

sudo npm install -g tileserver-gl

Step 2: Download OpenStreetMap Data

Next, download the OpenStreetMap data in .osm.pbf format from the Geofabrik website using the following command:

wget http://download.geofabrik.de/north-america/us.florida-latest.osm.pbf

Step 3: Convert Data to SQLite3 Database

Once the data is downloaded, use TileServer GL's tileserver-gl-light command to convert the data into an SQLite3 database:

tileserver-gl-light us.florida-latest.osm.pbf

Step 4: Run TileServer GL

Finally, run TileServer GL by running the following command in the Terminal:

tileserver-gl-light us.florida-latest.mbtiles --port 8080

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed TileServer GL on your Elementary OS system. You can now use the server to serve vector tiles and maps on your system.