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Headway

Self-hostable maps stack you can run yourself

Maps & GIS ★ 3k stars Hard setup Apache-2.0

Headway is a complete, self-hostable maps stack that combines tiles, geocoding, and routing into one deployment. It aims to let anyone run their own Google Maps replacement for a city or region.

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Key features

  • Complete maps stack
  • Search and routing built in
  • Per-region deployment
  • Privacy focused

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Rust

Is Headway secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Headway's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Headway replaces

Self-hosted Google Maps alternatives

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