NAME

       geoipupdate - GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 Update Program

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       geoipupdate  automatically  updates  GeoIP2  and GeoLite2 databases.  The program connects to the MaxMind
       GeoIP Update server to check for new databases.  If a new database is available, the program  will  down‐
       load 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 Data‐
              baseDirectory 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.

       --stack-trace
              Show a stack trace on any error message.  This is primarily useful for debugging.

       -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 weekly.  On most Unix-like systems, this can be achieved by using
       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 geoipupdate

              # end of crontab

       To use with a proxy server, update your GeoIP.conf file as specified in the GeoIP.conf man page.   Alter‐
       natively, set the GEOIPUPDATE_PROXY or http_proxy environment variable.

BUGS

       Report bugs to <support@maxmind.com>.

AUTHORS

       Written by William Storey.

       This software is Copyright (c) 2018-2024 by MaxMind, Inc.

       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/geoip2-services-and-databases)  to  learn more about the
       GeoIP2 databases or to sign up for a subscription.

SEE ALSO

       GeoIP.conf(5)

                                                                                                  geoipupdate(1)