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Valhalla

Valhalla is an open-source routing engine and accompanying libraries for OpenStreetMap data.

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Valhalla is an open-source routing engine and accompanying libraries for OpenStreetMap data. It provides routing, time and distance matrices, isochrones, elevation sampling, map matching, and tour optimization for developers and self-hosters. Use it to build custom map and navigation services without depending on external routing providers.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

76/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 7 days ago
Popular
766,290 GitHub stars
Easy to install
302 install platforms, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

GitHub stars
6,290
Open issues
946
Last commit
2026-10-06
Latest release
3.9.1
Activity
rising

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (valhalla/valhalla)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 8 GB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

Is there a ready-made Docker setup for self-hosting Valhalla routing?

A self-hosted routing Docker repository for Valhalla is described as a full working setup from a PBF file to polyline render on a map, with Python visualization and a troubleshooting guide.

Can Valhalla be used from Python or Node.js?

The documentation lists Python and NodeJS bindings.

Can I query matrix, isochrone, status, and tile data through the HTTP API?

Yes, the docs list Matrix, Isochrone, Status, and Tile endpoints under the HTTP API.

What license applies to the OpenStreetMap data in the test directory?

The OpenStreetMap data in ./test/data is licensed under ODbL and copyrighted by OSM contributors.

Answers sourced from github.com, github.com, valhalla.github.io

Community

Collected 8 days ago - public community threads