After TileMill is installed you will want to familiarize yourself with the basics of starting and stopping the app as well as configuring any relevant settings.
TileMill for Mac OS X is meant to be run as a desktop-style application.
Applications
folderDocuments/MapBox
folderConsole
from the app’s Window
menuTileMill
menuDocuments/MapBox
folder~/.tilemill.log
~/.tilemill.json
TileMill configuration should be provided in JSON format. The configuration below, for example, tells the TileMill to listen on port 3001 and behave like a normal web server, allowing other users to access the application via LAN or the Internet:
{
"port": 3001,
"listenHost": '0.0.0.0'
}
The most commonly used options include:
port
the port that the server should listen on. Defaults to 8889
.files
path to the files directory. Defaults to ~/Documents/MapBox
.bufferSize
Mapnik render buffer size. Defaults to 128.listenHost
Bind the server to the given host. Defaults to 127.0.0.1.