Creating database =================== OSM server uses a database with the following name: openstreetmap You may create it with your preferable client or run next (linux) command: $ mysqladmin -u -p create openstreetmap (change with appropriate username of administrative user eg. root ) Creating user, password, and access rights ============================================ $ mysql -u -p (change with appropriate username of administrative user eg. root ) > grant all privileges on openstreetmap.* to 'openstreetmap'@'localhost' identified by 'openstreetmap'; > flush privileges; > exit Creating functions ==================== Run this command in the db/functions directory: $ make Make sure the db/functions directory is on the MySQL server's library path and restart the MySQL server. On linux the easiest way to do this is to create /etc/ld.so.conf.d/osm.conf and place the path to the db/functions directory in it and then run the following command as root: $ ldconfig Now create the functions as follows: $ mysql -u -p openstreetmap (change with appropriate username of administrative user eg. root ) > create function tile_for_point returns integer soname 'libquadtile.so'; > exit Creating database skeleton tables =================================== Run this command from the root of your rails directory: $ rake db:migrate This will create the db for you