CoMaps release 2025.12.19 is now out.
In addition to fresh #OpenStreetMap data from December 17, new features on Android include better warnings about outdated maps when trying to edit OSM and the ability to specify your own remote-server for downloading maps.
(Note: For now CoMaps expects the custom server to still serve the same maps as the "official" CoMaps server, but it's a start.)
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.12.19-11
Can you give an example of a custom map server and it's usefulness?
One major motivation is the sharing of maps files in areas with bad internet connection. The custom map server allows one person to download the map and share it locally with others.
Okay, that makes sense. Thank you
North Koreans: thanks mate.
If it can help their population, I am happy for it.
Their government has always had the resources to quickly change a hardcoded link in CoMaps source code and recompile the app, if they wanted to. So yeah.
Decentralization. If the official servers stop running, someone else can quickly put up a new one and everyone can switch without having to install a fork of the app with a different server address baked into it.
While I agree, it's a bit sad that torrenting architecture is not used. The DHT is a beautiful and effective+efficient piece of technology. You can have gigabytes of content shared for literally less than a Euro/dollar; and it'll be perfectly scalable if a million people use it suddenly, too.
That's a great point
It also reduces sever load on the project.
I presume this would be useful for using mirrors