[orblivion]

Is there actually a simple way to pre-render? AFAIK it's a lot of work and learning at least if you're coming from scratch.

[wiredfool]

QGIS can make a tile pyramid of the current map/project at a specific set of bounds.

[jonah]

I've used TileMill to create tiles for a specific layer of data for a specific area. (Fire evacuation zones for a county.)

https://github.com/tilemill-project