openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2813 stars · 1076 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

The Ruby on Rails application that powers the OpenStreetMap website and its editing API. It provides user accounts, diary entries, messaging, GPX trace uploads, and XML/JSON API access to OSM map data.

Use cases

• run a self-hosted OpenStreetMap-style map website
• host my own OSM API instance
• let users upload and browse GPS traces
• build a community mapping portal with user accounts
• serve OpenStreetMap map data over the v0.6 API
• develop and test changes to the openstreetmap.org website

When to choose

• you want to self-host a full OpenStreetMap website and API
• you're contributing to the OSM website codebase
• you need the standard OSM API v0.6 implementation
• you want user accounts, diaries, and GPX uploads integrated with OSM data

When to avoid

• you only need map tiles - use a tile server instead
• you only need geocoding - use Nominatim or a geocoding service
• you want a lightweight slippy map frontend without the backend
• you need a general-purpose Rails CMS rather than an OSM-specific application

Facets

application · maturity stable

web-framework http-server api-framework auth file-upload geospatial web-development self-hosted apis ruby self-hosted openstreetmap rails postgresql gpx crowdsourced-mapping open-data maps linux web-server

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