Self-hosting Nominatim vs using a hosted drop-in
Running your own Nominatim instance gives control at the cost of ongoing maintenance. Here is how that tradeoff compares to a hosted equivalent.
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Drop-in compatibility with OpenStreetMap Nominatim is live
Requests built for OpenStreetMap Nominatim now work against our host, matching its parameters and response shape with only a host and key changed.
Migrating from OpenStreetMap Nominatim
Nominatim's usage policy and self-hosting realities push a lot of teams toward a hosted equivalent. Here is what that move looks like.