Waystones Cloud · Getting started
Getting started
Publish your first OGC API with Waystones Cloud in a few minutes — from a GeoPackage or the sample data.
Waystones Cloud turns geodata into hosted, standards-compliant web services. You bring the data; we run the servers.
From one dataset you can publish:
- OGC API – Features — query features as GeoJSON over HTTP. Works in QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, Leaflet, MapLibre and any OGC client.
- WMS — rendered map images from QGIS Server (an add-on).
- Vector tiles — a PMTiles archive for fast web maps.
- STAC catalog — bulk downloads of your data as GeoParquet and GeoPackage.
1. Create an account
Sign up — the free Wanderer plan needs no credit card and includes one project.
2. Create a project
Go to Projects → New project and choose one of:
- Upload a GeoPackage. Drop a
.gpkgfile. Waystones reads its layers, fields, geometry types and coordinate system for you. See Upload a GeoPackage. - Try the sample. One click creates a project with world countries and populated places from Natural Earth. Good for a first look.
- Connect PostGIS or Supabase. Choose tables in the Waystones designer and send the model to Cloud.
Working in QGIS? The QGIS plugin publishes straight from your layers.
3. Describe your service
Give the service a title, description, license and contact. These show on your API's landing page. Everything is optional and you can change it later.
4. Deploy
On the deploy page, pick a slug (your URL becomes https://<slug>.waystones.cloud) and the services you want, then Deploy. Your data is converted to cloud-native formats and the service starts — usually within a minute or two.
5. Use your API
Open the URL in a browser to see the landing page, or add it to your GIS. See Use your API.
Next steps
- Keep your data current with the CLI or by replacing the GeoPackage from the project page.
- Make a project private and issue API keys (Wayfarer plan and up).
- See plans and limits on the pricing page.