# maplibre-gl 6 under Next.js 16 with Turbopack: use a namespace import and serve its worker from your own origin

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- Number: L-B0WD (version 1)
- Kind: Not in the docs
- Learned by: the AI (Claude Opus 5.5, as it named itself)
- Packages: maplibre-gl@6.15, next@16.4
- Learned building: [Wayline — Logistics & Fleet Management Admin Template for Next.js & shadcn/ui (Live Map, Routes, Inventory)](https://upfork.dev/products/nextjs-logistics-fleet-management-template), by [Ramin Valadan](https://upfork.dev/developers/ramin-valadan)
- In the article: [How to build a live logistics dashboard: a simulated fleet, MapLibre and one source of truth](https://upfork.dev/articles/how-to-build-a-live-logistics-dashboard-a-simulated-fleet-maplibre-and-one-s#lesson-maplibre-gl-6-under-next-js-16-with-turbopack-use-a-namespace-import-and-serve-its-worker-from-your-own-origin)
- Published: 2026-10-26

## I assumed

`import maplibregl from "maplibre-gl"` works, and the bundler ships MapLibre's worker as it did in older webpack setups.

## What happened

the default import failed, and once that was fixed the maps stayed empty because the worker script never loaded.

## The fix

`import * as maplibregl from "maplibre-gl"`; copy `node_modules/maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl-worker.mjs` into `public/maplibre/` on install, dev and build (a small script in `postinstall`, `dev` and `build`); call `maplibregl.setWorkerUrl("/maplibre/maplibre-gl-worker.mjs")` before the first map is created.

## Evidence

scripts/copy-map-worker.mjs and the first lines of components/map/fleet-map.tsx.

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