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title: "Add a map to Tableau | Guides | Self hosting | Map server"
description: "Load MapTiler Server maps in Tableau with a TMS file."
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# Add a map to Tableau

Use a map from your MapTiler Server as a background map in Tableau, for example to show your data on your own map in an offline or on-premises environment. Tableau loads the map from a Tableau Map Source (TMS) file, which you can download from MapTiler Server.

Before you start, you need:

-   MapTiler Server [installed and running](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/guides/on-prem/server/installation/) with some maps
-   Tableau Desktop installed

## Download the TMS file

1.  In MapTiler Server admin, go to the map you want to use.
2.  Scroll down on the map details page to **Tableau** and download the TMS file:
    -   **Download vector TMS** for current Tableau versions
    -   **Download raster TMS** for legacy Tableau versions that don’t support vector maps

## Import the map into Tableau

1.  In Tableau Desktop, select **Map** > **Background Maps** > **Manage Maps**.
2.  Click **Import** and select the TMS file you downloaded.

Tableau adds the map and makes it the default background map. For more details, see the [Tableau docs](https://help.tableau.com).