Protomaps: Self-hosting map tiles has gotten cheap and easy — Bruce Röttgers

The author explains how self-hosting map tiles has become cheap and easy using Protomaps and the PMTiles format, which deploys as a single file and supports HTTP Range requests. By hosting the map on a CDN like Bunny.net and integrating it with MapLibre GL, developers can bypass expensive commercial map APIs and achieve significantly lower costs for non-commercial and viral projects. Open article →