One might not need tiles for personal uses, though. If you're not intent on scaling to the level of Google, a tile server seems almost like an overkill. And on

One might not need tiles for personal uses, though. If you're not intent on scaling to the level of Google, a tile server seems almost like an overkill. And on some platforms, such as Windows, UMN MapServer is massively easier to install in my experience (not to mention its flexibility).