ffalt / tileit

a node js slippy maps tile server

TileIt

A node.js slippy maps tile server

Tiles Sources:

• file just a bunch of tile files in folders; format "/path_to_in_config/[mapname]/[z]/[x]/[y].[ext]"
• metafile read and serve tiles from a directory of files in metatiles-format
• memcached: serve tiles from memory
• tirex request & deliver tiles from tirex metatiles renderer (derived from osm tileserver)
• tiles A mirroring map tile proxy (derived from tilethief)
• wms A mirroring map tile proxy for wms-server
• mapnik Render tiles with mapnik (derived from tilelive-mapnik)
• composite Merge tiles with from any source above

Setup

run npm install to install the required nodejs-packages

please note: you need to install extra packages for plugins if you want to use them

mapnik plugin: npm install mapnik

tirex plugin: npm install unix-dgram

memcached plugin: npm install memcached

composite plugin: npm install images

to build the preview-webapp install npm install -g bower and execute bower install in /maps/preview/assets

Configuration

Documentation

TODO

• general: max-age for files strategy?
• memcached: expiration strategy?
• tests