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)

4th Berkeley Distribution                          25 Sep 2013                                    GEOIPUPDATE(1)