geoipupdate(7)

NAME

geoipupdate - GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 Update Program

SYNOPSIS

geoipupdate [-Vvh] [-f CONFIG_FILE] [-d TARGET_DIRECTORY]

DESCRIPTION

geoipupdate automatically updates GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 databases. The program connects to the MaxMind GeoIP Update server to check for new databases. If a new database is available, the program will download and install it.

If you are using a firewall, you must have the DNS and HTTPS ports open.

OPTIONS

-d, --database-directory
    Install databases to a custom directory. This is optional. If provided, it overrides the DatabaseDirectory value from the configuration file and the GEOIPUPDATE_DB_DIR environment variable.

-f, --config-file
    The configuration file to use. See GeoIP.conf and its documentation for more information. This is optional. It defaults to the environment variable GEOIPUPDATE_CONF_FILE if it is set, or CONFFILE otherwise.

--parallelism
    Set the number of parallel database downloads.

-h, --help
    Display help and exit.

--stack-trace
    Show a stack trace on any error message. This is primarily useful for debugging.

-V, --version
    Display version information and exit.

-v, --verbose
    Enable verbose mode. Prints out the steps that geoipupdate takes. If provided, it overrides any GEOIPUPDATE_VERBOSE environment variable.

-o, --output
    Output download/update results in JSON format.

EXIT STATUS

geoipupdate returns 0 on success and 1 on error.

NOTES

Typically you should run geoipupdate weekly. On most Unix-like systems, this can be achieved by using cron. Below is a sample crontab file that runs geoipupdate on each Wednesday at noon:

    # top of crontab
    MAILTO=your@email.com
    0 12 * * 3 geoipupdate
    # end of crontab

To use with a proxy server, update your GeoIP.conf file as specified in the GeoIP.conf man page. Alternatively, set the GEOIPUPDATE_PROXY or http_proxy environment variable.

BUGS

Report bugs to support@maxmind.com (support@maxmind.com) .

AUTHORS

Written by William Storey.

This software is Copyright © 2018-2024 by MaxMind, Inc.

This is free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or the MIT License, at your option.

MORE INFORMATION

Visit our website (https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-services-and-databases) to learn more about the GeoIP2 databases or to sign up for a subscription.

SEE ALSO

GeoIP.conf(5)