geoipupdate(1)

NAME

geoipupdate - GeoIP and GeoLite Update Program

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

geoipupdate automatically updates GeoIP and GeoLite 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 /etc/GeoIP.conf otherwise.

--parallelism: Set the number of parallel database downloads.

-h, --help: Display help and exit.

-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 at least twice a week. Consult our database release schedule ⟨https://support.maxmind.com/knowledge-base/articles/download-and-update-maxmind-databases⟩\c for more information.

On most Unix-like systems, this can be achieved by using cron. You can find an example crontab file on our Developer Portal ⟨https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/updating-databases/#3-run-geoip-update⟩\c .

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 ⟨[email protected]⟩\c .

AUTHORS

Written by William Storey.

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/solutions/ip-geolocation-databases-api-services⟩\c to learn more about the GeoIP databases or to sign up for a subscription.