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Installation
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Requirements
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* You need to install geodjango required libraries. (See `here <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/contrib/gis/install/geolibs/>`_)

PostGIS 2.4+ backend usage
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* You need a PostgreSQL database with PostGIS 2.4+ extension enabled. (See `<https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/contrib/gis/install/postgis/>`_)

* You need to enable and use **django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis** database backend.

.. code-block:: bash

   pip install psycopg2
   pip install django-vectortiles


Other database backend usages
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.. code-block:: bash

   pip install django-vectortiles[python]

This will include sub-dependencies to generate vector tiles from mapbox_vector_tiles python library.