Deploying your own Slippy Map

Deploying your own Slippy Map is a common way of Using OpenStreetMap. It usually means integrating a slippy map which shows map tiles into your web page by using some JavaScript code.

JavaScript libraries

You can embed our existing map into your website, just as you might with Google or Yahoo! maps. This can be done using one of the following JavaScript map libraries:

Name	License	Raster tiles	Vector tiles
Leaflet (wiki)	BSD 2-Clause	yes	no^[1]
Google Maps JS API (wiki)	Proprietary	yes	via plugin
OpenLayers (wiki)	BSD 2-Clause	yes	yes
Mapbox GL JS (wiki)	Proprietary	yes	yes
MapLibre GL JS (wiki)	BSD	yes	yes
Tangram	MIT	no	yes

www.openstreetmap.org is using Leaflet.

↑ There are various plugins but none of them claim to work with the latest Leaflet version.

Embedding OSM in a CMS/framework

You can embed OSM in your favourite content management system (CMS):

CMS/framework	Module/plugin	Note	Sources	Tutorial	Example with OSM map embedded
Joomla	OSModul	Module based on Leaflet and supports markers
Mediawiki	MultiMaps	Uses Leaflet or Google Maps API (configurable)	Wikimedia Gerrit	This wiki!	In the tutorial
MediaWiki	Kartographer	Powered by Leaflet		MediaWiki wiki	Wikivoyage
MediaWiki	Maps	Powered by Leaflet		Manual
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware	built-in	Via OpenLayers
WordPress	OSM WordPress Plugin	Also adds gpx and kml files	Download	Simple sample

Sources of tiles

OpenStreetMap tile servers

Typically these examples show you how to use the OpenStreetMap tile servers run by the OpenStreetMap Foundation itself. Your site serves up the HTML and the JavaScript (maybe) but the tile images of the map are still fetched by the browser from our servers. You must do this in accordance with the tile usage policy. This service run by donations is not designed and suited for heavily used applications. Please consider using a commercial tile provider instead.

Alternative tile servers

Alternative tile providers (with their own usage policies) are available. Many of them apply different colours and styles of map details.

See Raster tile providers for a list of some tile providers.

Your own map tiles

For ultimate flexibility, OpenStreetMap also gives you the unique ability to generate your own map tiles — styled any way you like — from our data. See Switch2Osm.org for more information on serving your own tiles.