OpenPlace API - Self hosted address autocomplete
Hi guys, I recently developed this little tool that can be hosted via docker that provides an REST endpoint for address autocompletion. I mainly did this cause I didn't want to pay for Google Autocomplete services or anything else in that regard. You can basically import any .osm.pbf file (OpenStreetMap data) and it will extract all the addresses out of it. Than you can query it by natural language like "Mainstreet 1 New York" or whatever your users are entering. It is dead simple to use - just follow the README. If you have any kind of questions just let me know. DISCLAIMER: I am a professional software engineer and this wasn't vibecoded. This is (atleast at the current stage) not my cleanest work in terms of coding style - but it works great and gives good results within milliseconds. github.com/robin-mayer/OpenPlace-API