[OSM-dev] Running an OSM server

[Milo van der Linden]

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Mmm,

Johannes,

I was a windows developer too. To keep my Windows workstation "clean"
(for as far as a microsoft product can be) I always used virtual
machines when it involved servers that I wanted to talk too.

I think trying to get an OSM server on Windows is a road you do not want
to travel. What purpose does it serve? You are not gonna place that
server on the net anyway.

What I most often do is:
- - Get VMWare Player (free) at <http://www.vmware.com/download/player/>
- - Create a VMWare Player image as described here
<http://www.ffnn.nl/pages/articles/linux/vmware-player-image-creation.php>
- - Install one of the operating systems that is well documented on the
openstreetmap wiki
- - follow the instructions on the wiki
- - Set up the VMWare player to have a "bridged" network connection
- - Then you can access your virtual OSM server from your usual desktop
with ftp or SSH and http

If you would like to investigate this option, I would gladly be of help.

Kind regards,

Milo van der Linden


Johannes Lauer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've downloaded Ruby Instant Rails 2.0...
> MySQL... installed both,
> created a new openstreetmap Database with the MySQL commandline tool,
> but don't know how to initialize the db scheme.
> Perhaps someone has a step by step list how to install an OSM Server with Windows?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jo

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