pg_tileserv
A lightweight Go server that turns PostGIS tables and functions into Mapbox Vector Tiles over HTTP.
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About pg_tileserv
pg_tileserv is a deliberately thin tile server written in Go that works only with PostGIS. It takes HTTP tile requests, runs the matching SQL against the database and returns MVT vector tiles, so the spatial work happens inside PostgreSQL rather than in a separate rendering layer.
It suits people who already keep their map data in PostGIS and want to put it on a web map with little configuration. Dockerfiles are provided for container deployments.
Strengths
- Very small single-purpose server with little to configure
- Serves MVT tiles straight from PostGIS SQL
- Dockerfiles included for container deployment
Limitations
- Works only with PostGIS, no other data sources
- Serves tiles only; you need a separate map client to display them
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- Crunchy Data
- Platforms
- Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Publishing PostGIS data as vector tiles for a web map
- Categories
- Developer tools, Maps & navigation
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Tegola
An open source vector tile server written in Go that slices geospatial data into tiles.
Tegola is an MIT-licensed Go vector tile server with built-in cache seeding and purging, serving tiles from your own geospatial data.
TileServer GL
A self-hosted map tile server for vector and raster tiles with server-side rendering of GL styles.
TileServer GL serves vector and raster tiles from your own tile data with server-side GL style rendering, rather than generating tiles directly from PostGIS SQL.
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