Photon Geocoder Deployment

Search

http://localhost:2322/api?q=amsterdam

For more details on the API check the Photon github repository.

Build from git

```shell
git clone https://github.com/drolx/photon-deploy.git geo

### With docker-compose

```shell
docker compose build #optional
docker compose up

Note

if you abort the download, you have to remove the volume photon_data before restarting the container*

FAQ

• How do I pass arguments to the photon.jar ?

  The entrypoint accepts arguments for the photon.jar, you can invoke it by using docker exec

• Do I need to have nominatim ?

  The container downloads the latest prebuilt search index, there is no immediate need to have nominatim installed.

• What is Photon ?

  Photon is a geocoder, check out their website and their github repository