How your newsroom can build a self-hosted map stack

Play along

in the codespace
or read the guide.
Baltimore trees
Why self-host?

$$$$$$$

How much will this cost?

A broken Google Map on Homicde Watch DC A disabled Felt embed A Felt map over the usage limit I have a lot of broken maps around the internet. It's a sad situation.

Ecosystem

Tools & Methods

Data

Data sources: OSM, Natural Earth, government data, Overture

MBTiles

PMTiles

Download your tiles

Tiling, the easy way: Download from MapTiler or Protomaps
MapTiler downloads
Protomaps daily builds 
        
          pmtiles extract https://build.protomaps.com/20240308.pmtiles public/baltimore.pmtiles --bbox="-76.861861,39.096181,-76.360388,39.454149"
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Tiling, DIY

Tiling, DIY: Planetiler, Tilemaker, Tippecanoe
OpenMapTiles Style
Font Icon Fonts and icons

How do I host this?

Hosting Hosting
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