Hi Marlon, On 5 February 2013 08:55, Marlon v/d Linde <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there > > This will probably be a very dull and narrow question, but I am having a > hard time setting up a tile server. > I actually do have it running, but no amount of googling is helping me in > understanding the nutshell of the process. > > Is this correct, assuming the server runs and is serving tiles currently: > 1. for updates, redownload the data (from geofabrik) > 2. import with osm2pgsql > 3. restart the renderd >
If using an extract, then yes above looks right. There is also a guide here: http://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/building-a-tile-server-from-packages/ The re-import and restart steps are dropped if you are using a minutely setup, but I am not sure how minutely and extracts work together: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Minutely_Mapnik > it sounds too simple. > > Secondly, and more importantly, is the renderer the thing that gives the map > tiles its looks? I want to serve tiles that look different from the standard > dull osm looking stuff. > Have a look at TileMill for creating your own styles, they have a few base styles worth looking at, alternatively there is a new OSM base style under development here which is a good starting point: https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto TillMill is VERY impressive. It can be used server side too AFAIK. > If someone could give me a quick nutshell rundown of the process and parts, > I can be serving tiles in no time. > Really want to contribute this way! > The #osm-dev channel on IRC (oftc.net) http://irc.openstreetmap.org/ is normally the best place to ask for tech advice like this. Regards Grant _______________________________________________ Talk-ZA mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-za
