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 database skeleton tables =================================== Run this command from the root of your rails direcotry: $ rake db:migrate This will create the db for you