maplibre-pmtiles-patterns

PMTiles packages vector or raster tiles into a single file for serverless MapLibre hosting. You drop the .pmtiles file onto static storage like S3, R2, or GitHub Pages and reference it using a pmtiles:// URL in your style.

Yes, you can generate PMTiles directly from source data using tools like Planetiler, tippecanoe, or GDAL. Alternatively, the PMTiles CLI converts existing MBTiles files into the PMTiles format for static hosting.

Static hosting for PMTiles requires HTTP Range request support and proper CORS headers. Any static host meeting these requirements, such as Cloudflare R2 or S3, can serve the tiles to MapLibre GL JS.

PMTiles supports vector, raster, and raster-dem tiles, including terrain data with terrarium encoding. This allows MapLibre GL JS to load various map layers from a single statically hosted file.

You load PMTiles into MapLibre by integrating the pmtiles protocol and referencing your file with a pmtiles:// URL or an HTTPS URL pointing to the .pmtiles file within your MapLibre style configuration.

PMTiles eliminates the need for a traditional tile server by packaging all tiles into a single file. This approach enables serverless hosting on static platforms, drastically simplifying deployment and reducing infrastructure costs.