Tutorial: How to install Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Introduction

Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) is a routing engine designed to work with OpenStreetMap data. It provides turn-by-turn navigation instructions and can be used for various routing applications. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OSRM on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

A computer running Fedora CoreOS
A stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install OSRM on Fedora CoreOS, we first need to install some dependencies:

$ sudo dnf install -y git gcc cmake make boost-devel bzip2-devel expat-devel zlib-devel

This command will install git, gcc, cmake, make, boost-devel, bzip2-devel, expat-devel, and zlib-devel.

Step 2: Clone OSRM Repository

Next, we need to clone the OSRM repository using git:

$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend.git

This command will clone the repository into a directory called "osrm-backend".

Step 3: Build OSRM

Now, we are ready to build OSRM. Change directory into the cloned repository and run the following commands:

$ mkdir -p build
$ cd build
$ cmake ../
$ make
$ sudo make install

These commands will create a build directory, run cmake to generate build files, compile the source code using make, and install OSRM.

Step 4: Download OSM Data

OSRM requires OpenStreetMap (OSM) data to function properly. You can download OSM data for your region from the following link:

Download OSM Data

Once you have downloaded the data, you need to extract it using the following command:

$ bunzip2 -k data.osm.bz2

This command will extract the OSM data into a file called "data.osm".

Step 5: Prepare OSRM Data

Now, we need to prepare the OSM data for OSRM. Run the following commands to do so:

$ osrm-extract data.osm
$ osrm-partition data.osrm
$ osrm-customize data.osrm

These commands will extract the relevant data from the OSM file, partition it for efficient querying, and customize it for specific routing modes.

Step 6: Start OSRM Server

Finally, we can start the OSRM server using the following command:

$ osrm-routed data.osrm

This command starts the server in HTTP mode, listening on port 5000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. We also learned how to download OSM data, prepare it for OSRM, and start the server. You can use this setup as a basis for building your own routing applications using OSRM.