1geoipupdate(1)                                                  geoipupdate(1)
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GEOIPUPDATE

6   NAME
7       geoipupdate - GeoIP2, GeoLite2, and GeoIP Legacy Update Program
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9   SYNOPSIS
10              geoipupdate [-Vvh] [-f CONFIG_FILE] [-d TARGET_DIRECTORY]
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12   DESCRIPTION
13       geoipupdate  automatically  updates  GeoIP2, GeoLite2, and GeoIP Legacy
14       databases.  The program connects to the MaxMind GeoIP Update server  to
15       check  for  new databases.  If a new database is available, the program
16       will download and install it.
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18       If you are using a firewall, you must have  the  DNS  and  HTTPS  ports
19       open.
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21   OPTIONS
22       · -d,  --database-directory  - Install databases to a custom directory.
23         This is optional.  If provided, it  overrides  any  DatabaseDirectory
24         set in the configuration file.
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26       · -f,  --config-file  -  The configuration file to use.  See GeoIP.conf
27         and its documentation for more information.  This  is  optional.   It
28         defaults to /etc/GeoIP.conf.
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30       · -h, --help - Display help and exit.
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32       · --stack-trace  -  Show  a  stack trace on any error message.  This is
33         primarily useful for debugging.
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35       · -V, --version - Display version information and exit.
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37       · -v, --verbose - Enable verbose  mode.   Prints  out  the  steps  that
38         geoipupdate takes.
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40   USAGE
41       Typically  you  should  run geoipupdate weekly.  On most Unix-like sys‐
42       tems, this can be achieved by using cron.  Below is  a  sample  crontab
43       file that runs geoipupdate on each Wednesday at noon:
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45              # top of crontab
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47              MAILTO=your@email.com
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49              0 12 * * 3 geoipupdate
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51              # end of crontab
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53       To use with a proxy server, update your GeoIP.conf file as specified in
54       the GeoIP.conf man page or set the http_proxy environment variable.
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56   RETURN CODES
57       geoipupdate returns 0 on success and 1 on error.
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59   FILES
60       · GeoIP.conf - Configuration file for GeoIP Update.  See the GeoIP.conf
61         documentation for more information.
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63   AUTHOR
64       Written by William Storey.
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66   REPORTING BUGS
67       Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>.
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69   COPYRIGHT
70       This software is Copyright (c) 2018-2019 by MaxMind, Inc.
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72       This  is  free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
73       or the MIT License, at your option.
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75   MORE INFORMATION
76       Visit our website (https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-services-and-data‐
77       bases)  to learn more about the GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases or to
78       sign up for a subscription.
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80   SEE ALSO
81       GeoIP.conf(5)
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