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Installing maps API

Important note:

All passwords and keys in this section are given for illustration purposes.

During a real installation, it is recommended to use more complex and reliable passwords.

  1. Consider getting familiar with:

  2. Make sure the necessary preparation steps are completed:

    1. Preparation for installation
    2. Fetching installation artifacts
    3. Installing License service
    4. Installing API Keys service
    5. Installing Traffic API Proxy
  3. Collect the necessary information that was set or retrieved on previous steps:

    Object Example value How to get value
    Docker Registry mirror endpoint docker.storage.example.local:5000 See Fetching installation artifacts
    Kubernetes secret for accessing Docker Registry onpremise-registry-creds See Fetching installation artifacts
    Installation artifacts S3 storage domain name artifacts.example.com See Fetching installation artifacts
    Bucket name for installation artifacts onpremise-artifacts See Fetching installation artifacts
    Installation artifacts access key AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE See Fetching installation artifacts
    Installation artifacts secret key wJalrXUtnFEMIK7MDENGbPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY See Fetching installation artifacts
    Path to the manifest file manifests/1640661259.json See Fetching installation artifacts
    License service endpoint https://license See Installing License service
    API Keys service endpoint http://keys-api See Installing API Keys service
    Traffic API Proxy endpoint http://traffic-proxy See Installing Traffic API Proxy
    Service tokens TILES_TOKEN See Installing API Keys service
  4. Make sure that the resource requirements specified in the Helm charts are met:

    For more information on how to do this, refer to the System requirements document.

    Note

    Contents of Helm charts described in this chapter are relevant for the latest On-Premise version (see Release notes). To find parameters for earlier versions, open the required values.yaml on GitHub and enter the required version number (for example, 1.18.0) in the tag switcher on the left.

  5. Choose domain names for the services.

    Example:

    • Domain name for MapGL JS API: mapgl-js-api.example.com
    • Domain name for Tiles API: tiles-api.example.com
    • Domain name for Styles API: styles.example.com
    • Domain name for Floors API: floors.example.com

Place one or multiple instances of an Apache Cassandra in the private network.

It is recommended to allow JMX access to Apache Cassandra to enable removing storage snapshots (see Updating Tiles API service).

If Cassandra's security settings do not allow automatic creation of keyspaces, you should manually create a keyspace for storing tile data.

Example:

  • Hosts:
    • tiles-cassandra-1.storage.example.local
    • tiles-cassandra-2.storage.example.local
    • tiles-cassandra-3.storage.example.local
  • Username: cassandrauser
  • Password: CASSANDRAPASSWORD-DWTYB05URKZJEDDN
  • JMX username: jmxuser
  • JMX password: JMXPASSWORD-MNZLQTFH0MDDHIX8

Place a PostgreSQL cluster with the domain name styles-postgresql.storage.example.local in the private network. This instruction assumes that the cluster works on the standard port 5432.

Configure the PostgreSQL cluster for usage as a storage:

  1. Connect to the cluster a superuser (usually postgres).

  2. Create a database user that will be used for the service. Set a password for the user:

    create user dbuser_styles password '';
    
  3. Create a database owned by this user:

    create database onpremise_styles owner dbuser_styles;
    

Place an S3 compatible storage (e.g., Ceph) with the domain name styles-s3.storage.example.local in the private network. This instruction assumes that the storage works on the standard port 80.

Configure the S3 compatible storage:

  1. Create a user that will be used for the service. Remember the credentials for the user:

    • Access key: ``
    • Secret key: ``

    Remember the credentials for the user.

  2. Choose a bucket name that will be used for the service (for example, styles).

    This bucket must be public and have the properly configured CORS so that the files can be downloaded from a browser of any host.

  1. Select which variant of Tiles API you want to install: for vector or raster tiles.

  2. Create a Helm configuration file. See here for more details on the available settings.

    The example is prefilled with the necessary data collected on previous steps.

    values-tiles.yaml
    dgctlDockerRegistry: docker.storage.example.local:5000
    
    dgctlStorage:
        host: artifacts.example.com
        secure: false
        bucket: onpremise-artifacts
        region: ''
        accessKey: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
        secretKey: wJalrXUtnFEMIK7MDENGbPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
        manifest: manifests/1640661259.json
    
    warningText: License expiring in %d days.\nPlease contact your account manager.\n%s
    errorText: License expired.\nPlease contact your account manager.\n%s
    emailManager: on-premise@2gis.com
    
    types:
        - kind: web
        - kind: web
          subtype: immersive
    
    cassandra:
        environment: ''
        hosts:
            - tiles-cassandra-1.storage.example.local
            - tiles-cassandra-2.storage.example.local
            - tiles-cassandra-3.storage.example.local
        replicaFactor: 3
        consistencyLevelRead: LOCAL_QUORUM
        consistencyLevelWrite: LOCAL_QUORUM
        credentials:
            user: cassandrauser
            password: CASSANDRAPASSWORD-DWTYB05URKZJEDDN
            jmxUser: jmxuser
            jmxPassword: JMXPASSWORD-MNZLQTFH0MDDHIX8
        ssl:
            enabled: false
    
    importer:
        workerNum: 20
        writerNum: 8
        workerResources:
            requests:
                cpu: 256m
                memory: 512Mi
            limits:
                cpu: 2
                memory: 2048Mi
        cleaner:
            enabled: true
            limit: 3
        clearSnapshots: true
    
    api:
        imagePullSecrets: [onpremise-registry-creds]
        pdb:
            enabled: false
        ingress:
            enabled: true
            className: nginx
            hosts:
                - host: tiles-api.example.com
                  paths:
                      - path: /
                        pathType: Prefix
            tls: []
            #- hosts:
            #  - tiles-api.example.com
            #  secretName: secret.tls
    
    proxy:
        access:
            enabled: true
            url: http://keys-api
            token: TILES_TOKEN
    
    license:
        url: 'https://license'
        retryPeriod: 30s
    
    customCAs:
        bundle: ''
        # bundle: |
        #   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
        #   ...
        #   -----END CERTIFICATE-----
        certsPath: ''
    

    Where:

    • dgctlDockerRegistry: your Docker Registry endpoint where On-Premise services' images reside.

    • dgctlStorage: installation artifacts storage settings.

      • Fill in the common settings to access the storage: endpoint, bucket, and access credentials.
      • secure: whether to use HTTPS for interacting with the S3 compatible storage. Default value: false.
      • region: S3 storage region.
      • manifest: the path to the manifest file in the manifests/1640661259.json format. This file contains the description of pieces of data that the service requires to operate. See Installation artifacts lifecycle.
    • warningText: warning message about upcoming blocking when working with raster tiles. Should contain: %d — placeholder for the number of days before the full block, %s — placeholder for the account manager's contact.

    • errorText: message about full blocking when working with raster tile. Should contain %s — placeholder for the account manager's contact.

    • emailManager: account manager contact that is used in messages when working with raster tiles.

    • types: an array of the one of more tile types the service will provide.

      • types[0].kind: defines the type of tiles to be returned. Possible values are: web, raster, native.
        • web — vector tiles for MapGL JS API.
          • subtype: immersive — vector tiles subtype to display 3D models on the map.
        • raster — raster tiles.
        • native — vector tiles for Mobile SDK.
    • cassandra: the Apache Cassandra data storage settings.

      • environment: environment name, not more than 7 symbols.
      • hosts: an array of the one of more IP addresses of the Apache Cassandra installation.
      • replicaFactor: replication factor. Adjust this setting in accordance with the installation.
      • If necessary, adjust consistency level settings in accordance with the installation.
      • credentials: authentication credentials. The user and password values are necessary, while jmxUser and jmxPassword are only used for clearing snapshots (see Updating Tiles API service). Default value for each setting is cassandra.
      • ssl: SSL configuration for accessing Apache Cassandra.
        • enabled: enable it if Apache Cassandra uses SSL for client connections. By default, false (disabled).
    • importer: the Kubernetes Importer job's worker settings.

      • workerNum: number of workers (parallel import processes).

      • writerNum: number of write processes per one worker.

        Note:

        When deploying the Tiles API with raster tiles support, consider to tune down the values of workerNum (default: 20) and writerNum (default: 8) settings.

        Import of raster tiles data may take a significant time to complete, and usage of relatively high default settings may result in cancelling the job due to timeout.

      • workerResources: computational resources settings for workers. To find out recommended resource values, see Computational resources.

      • cleaner and clearSnapshots: settings for automatic deletion of older data. See Updating Tiles API service for more details.

      See the Installation artifacts lifecycle document for details about how the Import job operates.

    • api: the API backend service.

      • imagePullSecrets: Kubernetes Secrets for accessing the Docker Registry endpoint where On-Premise services' images reside.
      • pdb.enabled: enables the protection of the service with Pod Disruption Budget.
      • ingress: configuration of the Ingress resource. Adapt it to your Ingress installation. The URL specified in the api.ingress.hosts.host parameter should be accessible from the outside of your Kubernetes cluster, so that users in the private network can browse the URL.
    • proxy: the API Keys service settings. Use these settings if you want to restrict end-user access to the Tiles API service.

      • access.enabled: flag that controls whether keys checking for access limiting is enabled.
      • access.url: URL of the API Keys service's endpoint. This URL should be accessible from all the pods within your Kubernetes cluster.
      • access.token: a dedicated service token for the Tiles API service. Fetch the key by executing keysctl utility.
    • license: the License service settings.

      • url: License service URL address. Example: https://license.
      • retryPeriod: how often Tiles API should try to update license status if it is failing to get it.
    • customCAs: custom certificates settings.

      • bundle: text representation of a certificate in the X.509 PEM public-key format.
      • certsPath: bundle mount directory in the container.
  3. Deploy the service with Helm using created values-tiles.yaml configuration file.

    helm upgrade --install --version=1.31.0 --atomic --wait --timeout 7200s --values ./values-tiles.yaml tiles-api 2gis-on-premise/tiles-api
    

    Kubernetes Importer job will fetch the required data from the Installation Artifacts Storage and do the import of the data into Apache Cassandra. Then Helm will deploy the service.

  1. Create a Helm configuration file. See here for more details on the available settings.

    The example is prefilled with the necessary data collected on previous steps.

    values-styles.yaml
    
    dgctlDockerRegistry: docker.storage.example.local:5000
    
    log:
        level: info
    
    postgres:
        host: 'styles-postgresql.storage.example.local'
        name: 'onpremise_styles'
        username: ''
        password: ''
    
    s3:
        host: 'styles-s3.storage.example.local:80'
        accessKey: ''
        secretKey: ''
        bucket: 'styles'
        publicDomain: ''
    
    api:
        resources:
            requests:
                cpu: 50m
                memory: 128Mi
            limits:
                cpu: 1
                memory: 256Mi
    
        ingress:
            enabled: true
            className: nginx
            hosts:
                - host: styles.example.com
                paths:
                    - path: /
                        pathType: Prefix
            tls: []
            #- hosts:
            #  - styles-api.example.com
            #  secretName: secret.tls
    

    Where:

    • dgctlDockerRegistry: your Docker Registry endpoint where On-Premise services' images reside.

    • log.level: logging level.

    • postgres: access settings for the PostgreSQL server.

      • host: name or IP address on the PostgreSQL host.
      • name: database name.
      • username: name of the PostgreSQL database user.
      • password: user password to connect to the PostgreSQL database.
    • s3: S3 storage settings.

      • host: S3 storage endpoint.
      • accessKey: S3 access key.
      • secretKey: S3 secret key.
      • bucket: bucket name.
      • publicDomain: S3 public access domain using the HTTPS protocol.
    • api.resources: computational resources settings for the service. To find out recommended resource values, see Computational resources.

    • api.ingress: configuration of the Ingress resource. Adapt it to your Ingress installation. The URL specified in the ingress.hosts.host parameter should be accessible from the outside of your Kubernetes cluster, so that users in the private network can browse the URL.

  2. Deploy the service with Helm using the created values-styles-api.yaml configuration file:

    helm upgrade --install --version=1.31.0 --atomic --values ./values-styles.yaml styles-api 2gis-on-premise/styles-api
    
  1. Create a Helm configuration file. See here for more details on the available settings.

    The example is prefilled with the necessary data collected on previous steps.

    values-mapgl.yaml
    dgctlDockerRegistry: docker.storage.example.local:5000
    
    env:
        MAPGL_HOST: https://mapgl-api.ingress.host
        MAPGL_TILES_API: https://tiles-api.ingress.host
        MAPGL_TILESET: web
        MAPGL_IMMERSIVE_TILESET: web_immersive
        MAPGL_TRAFFICSERVER: https://traffic-proxy.ingress.host
        MAPGL_FLOORSSERVER: https://floors-api.ingress.host
        MAPGL_STYLESERVER: https://styles.ingress.host
        MAPGL_ICONS_URL: https://s3.ingress.host/styles/assets/icons
        MAPGL_MODELS_URL: https://s3.ingress.host/styles/assets/models
        MAPGL_KEYSERVER: https://keys-api.ingress.host/public/v1/keys/{keyID}/services/mapgl-js-api
        MAPGL_RTLPLUGIN: https://mapgl-api.ingress.host/api/js/plugins/rtl-v1.0.0.js
        MAPGL_RTLPLUGINHASH:
        MAPGL_INVALID_KEY_MESSAGE: Your MapGL key is invalid.
    
    resources:
        requests:
            cpu: 30m
            memory: 32M
        limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64M
    
    ingress:
        enabled: true
        className: nginx
        hosts:
            - host: mapgl-js-api.example.com
              paths:
                  - path: /
                    pathType: Prefix
        tls: []
        #- hosts:
        #  - mapgl-js-api.example.com
        #  secretName: secret.tls
    

    Where:

    • dgctlDockerRegistry: your Docker Registry endpoint where On-Premise services' images reside.

    • imagePullSecrets: Kubernetes Secrets for accessing the Docker Registry endpoint where On-Premise services' images reside.

    • env: environment variables.

      • MAPGL_HOST: URL of the service, which your applications use to communicate with the On-Premise Maps service.
      • MAPGL_TILES_API: URL of the Tiles API service.
      • MAPGL_TILESET: tileset of the Tiles API service with vector tiles.
      • MAPGL_IMMERSIVE_TILESET: tileset of the Tiles API service with immersive data tiles (e.g., 3D models).
      • MAPGL_TRAFFICSERVER: URL of the Traffic API Proxy service.
      • MAPGL_FLOORSSERVER: URL of the Floors API service.
      • MAPGL_STYLESERVER: URL of the Styles API service.
      • MAPGL_ICONS_URL: URL of a style icons directory. URL must be public.
      • MAPGL_MODELS_URL: URL of a style models directory. URL must be public.
      • MAPGL_KEYSERVER: URL of the API Keys service.
      • MAPGL_RTLPLUGIN: URL of the plugin for right-to-left (RTL) languages support.
      • MAPGL_RTLPLUGINHASH: SHA512 hash of the RTL plugin.
      • MAPGL_INVALID_KEY_MESSAGE: error message text for invalid MapGL JS API key.
    • resources: computational resources settings for workers. To find out recommended resource values, see Computational resources.

    • ingress: configuration of the Ingress resource. Adapt it to your Ingress installation. Note that to use TLS, you need to create a secret containing a certificate and a private key.

  2. Deploy the service with Helm using created values-mapgl.yaml configuration file.

    helm upgrade --install --version=1.31.0 --atomic --values ./values-mapgl.yaml mapgl-js-api 2gis-on-premise/mapgl-js-api
    
  1. Create a Helm configuration file. See here for more details on the available settings.

    The example is prefilled with the necessary data collected on previous steps.

    values-floors-api.yaml
    dgctlDockerRegistry: docker.storage.example.local:5000
    
    dgctlStorage:
        host: artifacts.example.com
        bucket: onpremise-artifacts
        accessKey: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
        secretKey: wJalrXUtnFEMIK7MDENGbPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
        manifest: manifests/1640661259.json
        secure: false
        region: ''
        usePathStyle: true
    
    ingress:
        enabled: true
        className: nginx
        hosts:
            - host: floors.example.com
              paths:
                  - path: /
                    pathType: Prefix
        tls: []
        #- hosts:
        #  - floors.example.com
        #  secretName: secret.tls
    
    customCAs:
        bundle: ''
        # bundle: |
        #   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
        #   ...
        #   -----END CERTIFICATE-----
        certsPath: ''
    

    Where:

    • dgctlDockerRegistry: your Docker Registry endpoint where On-Premise services' images reside.

    • dgctlStorage: installation artifacts storage settings.

      • Fill in the common settings to access the storage: endpoint, bucket, and access credentials.
      • manifest: fill in the path to the manifest file in the manifests/1640661259.json format. This file contains the description of pieces of data that the service requires to operate. See Installation artifacts lifecycle.
      • secure: whether to use HTTPS for interacting with the S3 compatible storage. Default value: false.
      • region: S3 storage region.
      • usePathStyle: whether to use the path-style model of accessing the S3 compatible storage. In this model, the bucket name is included into the URI path.
    • ingress: configuration of the Ingress resource. Adapt it to your Ingress installation.

    • customCAs: custom certificates settings.

      • bundle: text representation of a certificate in the X.509 PEM public-key format.
      • certsPath: bundle mount directory in the container.
  2. Deploy the service with Helm using created values-floors-api.yaml configuration file.

    helm upgrade --install --version=1.31.0 --atomic --values ./values-floors-api.yaml floors-api 2gis-on-premise/floors-api
    

    Once the Floors API service is installed, the floor plans data is imported from the installation artifacts storage to the server where docker images of the service are deployed.

Check the service in one of the following ways:

  • Open the domain name or IP address of the service in your browser:

    http://mapgl-js-api.example.com
    
  • If you want to change the initialization settings of the map, create a test.html file with the following contents and open it from a browser:

    <html>
        <head>
            <title>MapGL JS API. On-Premise</title>
            <style>
                #map {
                    width: 100%;
                    height: 100%;
                }
            </style>
        </head>
    
        <body>
            <div id="map"></div>
            <script src="//mapgl-js-api.example.com/api.js"></script>
            <script>
                const map = new mapgl.Map('map', {
                    center: [55.31878, 25.23584],
                    zoom: 13,
                    useRtlTextPlugin: 'always-on', // right-to-left displaying of texts in Arabic
                });
            </script>
        </body>
    </html>
    

    A sample vector map should be displayed. This map uses vector tiles served by the Tiles API service.

    In this case, the style and styleOptions options are not specified, and their default values will be resolved relative to MAPGL_HOST. If you plan to use custom styles, see testing Styles API.

To verify that Tiles API can serve raster tiles, you can open the following URL in your browser (the example is valid for Moscow):

http://tiles-api.example.com/tiles?x=1237&y=640&z=11&v=1

A sample raster tile should be displayed.

To apply a custom style to the map, install the Platform Manager and follow the steps for uploading and applying a style.

To test the Floors API service, a building with a set of floors must be within the map view port. See an example of working with floor plans.

What's next?