---
name: "xt_geoip_dl_maxmind"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xtables-addons-common"
version: "3.27-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xt_geoip_dl_maxmind"
---

# xt\_geoip\_dl\_maxmind(1)

download MaxMind GeoIP database files

## Name

xt\_geoip\_dl\_maxmind — download MaxMind GeoIP database files

## Syntax

*/usr/libexec/xt\_geoip/***xt\_geoip\_dl\_maxmind** \[ *licence-key file*\]

## Description

Downloads the MaxMind GeoLite2 databases for IPv4 and IPv6 and unpacks them to the current directory.  The alternate **xt\_geoip\_dl** script can be used for the DB-IP Country Lite databases.

Since the script is usually installed to the libexec directory of the xtables-addons package and this is outside $PATH (on purpose), invoking the script requires it to be called with a path.

## Options

None.

## See also

[xt\_geoip\_build\_maxmind(1)](/xt_geoip_build_maxmind/1.md)