Good morning. I’m new here and I’m not sure if this is the right place for my question - could you pint me to the right place if not? Thanks.
I have a very old app (genealogy) that used OSM to highlight addresses where certain events took place for my family. The script/html was working fine for years, but when I went back to the app recently, I got a 403 error. Fine. I think I have resolved that by starting a dedicated python web server and using that to open the html file (I’m not an HTML developer!) - but is there a template HTML file anywhere that anyone knows of that opens a map around a specified location and also shows tags with event details all over the country?
I understand there are options to have your own custom map, without excessive effort, but I don’t recollect the names. I’m sure people will be along shortly with suggestions.
For the moment, I would suggest that you make sure your data is backed up, preferrably in 2-3 separate locations. :)
@VictorIE Thanks for getting back to me. Sod’s law - I think I may have it working again anyway. If anyone wants the HTML file (I think I originally got it from an Australian site), I can publish that here - and the scripts that surround it.
By the way, if you’re interested in something more sophisticated for tracking genealogy on an independent website, Gramps Web is sort of like an Ancestry.com but self-hosted. It has an option to switch the basemap to OpenHistoricalMap, in case you want to show older events in a historically accurate context. It’s probably a bit more involved than what you’ve got set up, but I figured I’d mention it for completeness.
@campbelltree Thanks. I’ll make a note of that in case I have future issues. @Minh_Nguyen I’m using my own software (I only wrote my own stuff to keep my brain active after retirement!) - and I put in a bit of code to export my stuff in Gramps format - so I can use both!
If you just want a set of background map tiles to use in place of the OSM Carto ones have a look at the list in the wiki. It’s a bit of a laundry list, but as an example if you’re in UK or Ireland the tiles here** should work (example tile https://map.atownsend.org.uk/hot/9/252/166.png).
** disclaimer - my site; for usage see “Can I use these map tiles?” on the about page.
