GEOIPUPDATE(1)GEOIPUPDATE(1)NAMEgeoipupdate - GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy Update Program
SYNOPSISgeoipupdate [-Vvh] [-f license_file] [-d target_directory]
DESCRIPTIONgeoipupdate automatically updates GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases for
MaxMind customers. 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 HTTP(S) ports
open.
OPTIONS-V Display version information.
-v Enable verbose mode. Prints out the steps that geoipupdate
takes.
-d Install databases to a custom directory. By default geoipupdate
installs to /usr/local/share/GeoIP.
-f Use an alternate configuration file. Defaults to
/usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf.
USAGE
Typically you should run geoipupdate weekly. One way to achieve this is
to use 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 BIN_DIR/geoipupdate
# end of crontab
To use with a proxy server, update your GeoIP.conf file as specified in
the GeoIP.conf man page or set the http_proxy environment variable.
RETURN CODESgeoipupdate returns 0 on success and 1 on error.
FILES
/usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf
Configuration file for GeoIP Update. See the GeoIP.conf(5) man
page for more information.
AUTHOR
Written by T.J. Mather and Boris Zentner.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2013 MaxMind, Inc.
This is free software; see the LICENSE file for copying conditions.
There is NO WARRANTY, express or implied, including, but not limited
to, NO IMPLIED WARRANTY of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
MORE INFORMATION
Visit <https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolocation_landing> to learn more
about the GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases or to sign up for a sub‐
scription.
SEE ALSOGeoIP.conf(5), crontab(5)4th Berkeley Distribution 25 Sep 2013 GEOIPUPDATE(1)
