NextGIS Web Community Edition (CE) is a free, officially supported Docker image that lets any team deploy a fully functional NextGIS Web instance on their own infrastructure – in a single command, with no licensing fees and no core feature restrictions.
NextGIS Web serves two connected purposes:
As a spatial data hub, it gives your team a single central place for vector and raster geodata: to upload or create datasets, manage them through a browser interface or API, and expose data through web maps, tiles, OGC services, and a REST API. As a result, your datasets quickly become interactive maps available to colleagues, partners, or the public – and can be integrated with other systems.
As a QGIS team workspace headquarters, it works as a shared server for QGIS-based teams: multiple users work on the same datasets, projects are centrally stored, edits synchronize and are tracked, and web maps are generated automatically. Designed for real-time collaborative editing, NextGIS Web offers advanced permission management and provides built-in version control for vector data.
Both of these sets of functions are available through NextGIS Web Community Edition.
NextGIS Web has been open-source software for more than 12 years. The source code has always been available on GitHub – but building and deploying it from source required hands-on server expertise that put it out of reach for most teams.
NextGIS Web Community Edition changes that. It’s an official Docker-based setup that packages everything needed to run NextGIS Web into a single public image. No build process, no dependency management, no configuration guesswork.
To launch a fully functional NextGIS Web instance using a public Docker image, just run:
docker run --name ngw_ce -dp 8080:8080 -v ngw_ce:/opt/crater/data nextgis/nextgisweb-ce:26.04.0 serverThen enjoy NextGIS Web, available at localhost:8080.
For teams running it continuously, Docker Compose setup instructions are available in the repository.
| Feature | Community Edition |
| Spatial data storage and management | ✅ |
| Web map publishing | ✅ |
| QGIS symbology support | ✅ |
| QGIS Teamspace (multi-user editing, sync, version control) | ✅ |
| REST API, WMS/WFS/OGC API – Features services, XYZ and MVT tiles | ✅ |
| Vector layer version history with rollback and branching | ✅ |
| Access control and permission management | ✅ |
| NextGIS Mobile integration | ✅ |
| NextGIS Collector, Tracker, Toolbox integration | ❌ (paid plans) |
| Extensions: Galleries, Formbuilder, 3D and other | ❌ (paid plans) |
| Support | ❌ (only community forum) |
| Professional deployment | ❌ (paid plans) |
NextGIS Web CE is the right product for you if:
It is not the right fit if you need professional deployment support, SLA-backed uptime, or components like NextGIS Collector, Tracker, or Toolbox – those require a cloud subscription or on-premise deployment.
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Need more than CE provides? If you need additional components (Collector, Tracker, Toolbox), professional deployment, or developer support:
Is NextGIS Web Community Edition free?
Yes, for any purpose.
Can I deploy NextGIS Web Community Edition on my computer?
Yes, as long as your device supports Docker and it is installed. It runs on the same hardware as any Docker-supported environment.
Is it possible to deploy NextGIS Web Community Edition on a VDS/VPS and assign a domain name to it?
Yes. Most virtual server providers support Docker-based deployments.
Can I build QGIS collaboration workflows based on NextGIS Web Community Edition?
Yes. All QGIS Teamspace functionality is available. QGIS project publishing, edit synchronization, data version control with rollback and branching, and conflict resolution are all included.
What’s not included in CE?
Components outside the core NextGIS Web application: NextGIS Collector, NextGIS Tracker, NextGIS Toolbox, and some custom extensions such as Galleries.
Can I get support for NextGIS Web Community Edition?
The NextGIS Community Forum is the primary support channel for CE users (no guaranteed response). Professional support requires a paid plan, which is available with a cloud subscription or an on-premise deployment.