NAME

       geoipupdate - GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy Update Program

SYNOPSIS

       geoipupdate [-Vvh] [-f license_file] [-d target_directory]

DESCRIPTION

       geoipupdate 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
              /var/lib/GeoIP.

       -f     Use an alternate configuration file. Defaults to /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 CODES

       geoipupdate returns 0 on success and 1 on error.

FILES

       /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 subscription.

SEE ALSO

       GeoIP.conf(5), crontab(5)