Setting up a server from a development build

Build and run MOTIS with bundled UI

1. Build motis. Refer to the respective documentation if necessary:

   • for Linux
   • for Windows
   • for macOS

2. Build the UI:

   motis$ cd ui
   motis/ui$ pnpm install
   motis/ui$ pnpm -r build
   

3. Download OpenStreetMap and timetable datasets and place them in the build folder of motis:

   motis/build$ wget https://github.com/motis-project/test-data/raw/aachen/aachen.osm.pbf
   motis/build$ wget https://opendata.avv.de/current_GTFS/AVV_GTFS_Masten_mit_SPNV.zip
   

4. Run motis config on the downloaded datasets to create a config file:

   motis/build$ ./motis config aachen.osm.pbf AVV_GTFS_Masten_mit_SPNV.zip
   

5. Run motis import and then start the server using motis server:

   motis/build$ ./motis import
   motis/build$ ./motis server
   

6. Open localhost:8080 in a browser to see if everything is working.

Run backend and UI dev server together

Run backend from your development build and UI in watch mode:

1. Start MOTIS backend:

   motis/build$ ./motis server
   

2. In a second terminal, start the UI dev server:

   motis/ui$ pnpm dev
   

3. Open the UI with an explicit backend target:

   • http://localhost:5173/?motis=http://localhost:8080
   • if Vite uses another port, adapt accordingly
   • for UI-only changes you can also point to a live backend, e.g. ?motis=https://api.transitous.org