https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter
Mapbender geoportal framework. Start here for building Mapbender yourself.
https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter
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Mapbender geoportal framework. Start here for building Mapbender yourself.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter
- Owner: mapbender
- License: mit
- Created: 2011-08-22T12:41:46.000Z (over 14 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-16T20:36:11.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-16T21:40:06.419Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: framework, geo, geoportal, geospatial, german, gis, mapbender, web-client
- Language: PHP
- Homepage: http://www.mapbender.org
- Size: 16.5 MB
- Stars: 62
- Watchers: 24
- Forks: 24
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Mapbender is a web based geoportal framework.
[Official site](https://mapbender.org/?q=en) | [Live demo](https://demo.mapbender.org/) | [News on Fosstodon](https://fosstodon.org/@mapbender)
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5887014)
For detailed usage information, including installation and integration topics, please see [official documentation](https://doc.mapbender.org/en/) ([also available in German](https://doc.mapbender.org/de/)).
## Requirements
Mapbender requires PHP 8.1 up to 8.4, OpenSSL, curl, bzip2 decompression and the following php extensions:
* zip
* curl
* gd
* intl
* mbstring
* bz2
* xml
* sqlite3
* sodium
* ldap (if ldap extension is used)
:warning: The composer lock file is compatible with PHP 8.2 through PHP 8.4. When using PHP 8.1, make sure
to execute `bin/composer update` to ensure compatibility.
:warning: If you use Vector Tiles, you also need to have NodeJS and puppeteer installed globally.
You may have to install and enable further extensions at your own discretion if you
want to use specific database systems.
We also recommend installing an sqlite client so you can inspect the (default) sqlite
database.
E.g.
### Ubuntu / Debian
```sh
sudo apt-get install php php-cli openssl bzip2 \
php-curl php-gd php-intl php-mbstring \
php-zip php-bz2 php-xml \
php-sqlite3 php-pgsql php-mysql php-ldap \
sqlite3 curl
# for vector tiles print, for node js installation see https://nodejs.org/en/download
# installation should be done as the web server user
npm install -g puppeteer
puppeteer browsers install
```
## System configuration
Some portions of Mapbender require correctly configured, writable PHP temporary directories
`sys_temp_dir` and `upload_tmp_dir`.
Your system most likely has separate php.ini files for cli and web server SAPIs such as mod_php, php-fpm, fcgi etc.
Make sure to make changes in _all_ php.ini files relevant to your installation.
## Getting the code
Git clone mapbender-starter via https or ssh (requires configured git credentials) at your preference:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter.git mapbender-starter
```
or
```sh
git clone git@github.com:mapbender/mapbender-starter.git mapbender-starter
```
## Bootstrapping
Switch to project directory and run ./bootstrap
```sh
cd mapbender-starter
./bootstrap
```
The bootstrap command performs the following required setup tasks for you:
* installs userland dependencies (via composer)
* creates a parameters.yaml by copying the bundled parameters.yml.dist
* creates a .env.local file by copying the bundled .env.local.dist
* performs the necessary database setup (as an sqlite file in `application/var/db/demo.sqlite`)
* creates a root account with a default password `root` (which you should change later)
The full setup processes is only needed once. If you invoke it again, nothing of consequence will happen.
## Built-in server
You can test your freshly bootstrapped Mapbender installation using symfony's development server.
This is not production quality, and has some known issues processing external requests (such as
in printing), but it allows some quick testing before you set up a production-grade web server.
To run the server you need to install the [Symfony CLI](https://symfony.com/download) first.
Then, the server is started like this:
```sh
cd application
symfony server:start --no-tls
```
The URL is shown in the output:
```sh
[OK] Web server listening
The Web server is using PHP CLI 8.2.10
http://127.0.0.1:8001
```
## Environments
Two environments are available:
- `dev` shows full error messages including stack traces in the browser and enables the symfony debug console and profiler.
Also, caching is disabled.
- `prod` enables caching and shows only generic error messages. Error messages are written to logfiles.
The environment can be set via the APP_ENV environment variable. The default is `dev`. Make sure to change this when deploying
your application in the internet. The value can be changed in several ways:
- by editing `APP_ENV` in the `.env` file
- by overriding the value in a `.env.local` file
- by explicitly setting it when starting the local webserver: `APP_ENV=prod symfony server:start --no-tls`
- by setting an environment variable in your Apache2 vHost configuration: `SetEnv APP_ENV prod`
The `index_dev.php` file allows direct access to the dev environment. It can only be accessed from local
ip addresses by default for security reasons.
## Changing root account password
From the application directory run:
```sh
bin/console fom:user:resetroot
```
## Docker
Run this command to start a local Mapbender instance in a docker container using an internal SQLite database.
```bash
docker run -p 80:8080 mapbender/mapbender
```
If you want Mapbender to stay up and running in background add the `-d` option.
### Port 8080
The container is accepting HTTP requests on port `8080` by default.
### Env variables
You can use environment variables to adjust the configuration of the Mapbender docker container.
- `APP_ENV` Symfony app environment. (`prod`, `dev`, `test`)
- `MAILER_DSN` Smtp server configuration. (`smtp://user:pass@smtp.example.com:25`)
- `MAPBENDER_DATABASE_URL` configure Mapbender to connect to another database as shown in the upcoming example. (find examples at [https://symfony.com/doc/current/doctrine.html#configuring-the-database](https://symfony.com/doc/current/doctrine.html#configuring-the-database))
- `API_UPLOAD_DIR` Path for API file uploads. (default: `/var/mapbender/application/uploads/`)
### external database
To run a Mapbender docker container configured to use an external database use the `MAPBENDER_DATABASE_URL` environment variable.
1. Create the docker network
`docker network create -d bridge mapbender`
2. Start the PostGIS database
`docker run --name db --network mapbender -p 55432:5432 -e POSTGRES_USER=pguser -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pgpass -e POSTGRES_DB=postgres postgis/postgis:14-3.4`
3. Start Mapbender
`docker run --name mapbender --network mapbender -p 80:8080 -e MAPBENDER_DATABASE_URL="pgsql://pguser:pgpass@db:5432/postgres" mapbender/mapbender`
4. Create Mapbender database schema
`docker exec mapbender php application/bin/console doctrine:schema:create`
5. Initialize Mapbender database
`docker exec mapbender php application/bin/console mapbender:database:init -v`
### docker/docker-compose.pgsql.yml
If the Mapbender container is configured to connect to an external database that does not have the required schema yet, the schema must be created first. Start our demo setup using the following command to start a Mapbender instance connected to an empty PostgreSQL database:
```bash
docker compose -f docker-compose.pgsql.yml up -d
```
You can initialize the database after the Mapbender container has started.
```bash
docker compose -f docker-compose.pgsql.yml exec mapbender php application/bin/console doctrine:schema:update --force
```
And after that initialize the Mapbender database.
```bash
docker compose -f docker-compose.pgsql.yml exec mapbender php application/bin/console mapbender:database:init -v
```
## Issues
Please report issues [on Github](https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender/issues).
## Other downloads
Pre-packaged archives bundling all code dependencies are available at our [download page](https://mapbender.org/en/download).
## Other versions
| Mapbender release line | PHP versions | Bundled Symfony version | Bundled composer version |
|------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 3.0.8 (end of life) | >=5.5, <=7.2 | 2.8LTS (end of life) | 1.6.x |
| 3.2 (end of life) | \>=7.1, <=7.4 | 3.4LTS (end of life) | 1.10.x |
| 3.3 (end of life) | \>=7.4 | 4.4LTS (end of life) | 2.1.x |
| 4.0 | \>=8.1 | 6.4LTS | 2.6.x |
| 4.1 | \>=8.1 | 6.4LTS | 2.8.x |