---
name: "update-geoip-database"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "geoip-database-contrib"
version: "1.19"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/update-geoip-database"
---

# update-geoip-database(8)

script to download the latest version of the MaxMind GeoIP Lite database

## NAME

update-geoip-database - script to download the latest version of the MaxMind GeoIP Lite database

## SYNOPSIS

**update-geoip-database**\

## DESCRIPTION

The **update-geoip-database** command downloads the latest version of the MaxMind GeoIP Lite database from MaxMind webiste.\
 In particular, the following binary databases are downloaded:

- —

  GeoLite Country

- —

  GeoLite Country IPv6

- —

  GeoLite City

- —

  GeoLite ASN

and stored in the */usr/share/GeoIP* directory.

## SEE ALSO

[**geoipupdate**(1)](/geoipupdate/1.md), [**geoiplookup**(1)](/geoiplookup/1.md). [**geoiplookup6**(1)](/geoiplookup6/1.md).

## AUTHOR

update-geoip-database and this man page were written by Ludovico Cavedon \<cavedon@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).