MaxMind GeoIP2: No public download available any more

Dam this messes things up requiring maxmind registered account to download the geoip2 lite databases and then not allowing me to sign up



Guess will need to work on this when I have some spare time.

 

Seems to break CSF Firewall too that uses maxmind's geoip2 lite database New csf v13.09 | ConfigServer Services Blog

from lfd.log

Code (Text):

Jan  1 07:15:07 host lfd[11096]: Country Code Lookups...
Jan  1 07:15:07 host lfd[11096]: CC Error: Country Code Lookups setting MM_LICENSE_KEY must be set in /etc/csf/csf.conf to continue using the MaxMind databases

 

For existing 123.09beta01 users, running cmupdate command will update their existing GeoLite2 update tool at /usr/local/src/centminmod/tools/geoip2db-update.sh as per latest commit update. You GeoLite 2 database for Nginx GeoIP2 nginx module will then update to only use Dec 24, 2019 database version. The last one before Maxmind changed to require registration signups to be able to download newer GeoLite2 databases. This is temporary measure until I figure out what to do or switch to ip2location nginx module/database. This only addresses the Nginx GeoIP2 Lite database source only. No work on CSF Firewall's changed configuration requirements for it's own Maxmind GeoLite2 database download routines yet. Will work on that soon.

 

Update for CSF Firewall's Maxmind Geolite2 database required MM_LICENSE_KEY in CSF version 13.10 at https://community.centminmod.com/th...ite2-database-routines-in-123-09beta01.18953/

Part 2 update https://community.centminmod.com/th...ite2-database-routines-in-123-09beta01.18954/ further improves it so that if MM_LICENSE_KEY isn't set in /etc/centminmod/custom_config.inc & /etc/csf/csf.conf and if the variables aren't set and /var/lib/csf/Geo database files are missing, download last publicly available geolite2 databases for CSF Firewall as at Dec 23, 2019 & extend CC_INTERVAL to 365 days before next geolite2 database update to give me time to develop alternative arrangements. Once MM_LICENSE_KEY is set in /etc/centminmod/custom_config.inc and/or /etc/csf/csf.conf, then on next centmin.sh menu run, the CC_INTERVAL will be reset back from 365 days to default 14 days for geolite2 database update checks.

 

Added support for Nginx geoip2 module setup using Maxmind account sign up generated API token key as well via update at https://community.centminmod.com/th...se-routines-in-123-09beta01.18956/#post-80655. This is due to changes by Maxmind for GeoLite2 database downloads outlined at https://community.centminmod.com/th...download-available-any-more.18945/#post-80656

When you set MM_LICENSE_KEY in persistent config file at /etc/centminmod/custom_config.inc with your manually obtained and generated Maxmind account's token API key via https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/signup and generate the token API in Services > My License Key section of your Maxmind account, both CSF Firewall and Nginx geoip2 nginx module routines will download GeoLite2 database via Maxmind API for latest version. If you do not set MM_LICENSE_KEY in persistent config file at /etc/centminmod/custom_config.inc, then Centmin Mod will use a mirror of the last publicly available Dec 23, 2019 version.

relevant outlined commits for these changes.

• https://community.centminmod.com/threads/update-geoip2-lite-database-download-in-123-09beta01.18951/
• https://community.centminmod.com/th...ite2-database-routines-in-123-09beta01.18953/
• https://community.centminmod.com/th...ite2-database-routines-in-123-09beta01.18954/
• https://community.centminmod.com/th...ite2-database-routines-in-123-09beta01.18955/
• https://community.centminmod.com/th...ite2-database-routines-in-123-09beta01.18956/

One more update planned is for using a single Maxmind API key prefilled in MM_LICENSE_KEY variable in persistent config file at /etc/centminmod/custom_config.inc. But need to evaluate what it means for licensing requirements set out by Maxmind

Maxmind tech support replied to my questions.

Edit, latest update also adds a shared Maxmind API key by default https://community.centminmod.com/th...mind-geolite2-routines-in-123-09beta01.18957/

 

You're welcome. Latest update also adds a shared Maxmind API key by default https://community.centminmod.com/th...mind-geolite2-routines-in-123-09beta01.18957/ which you can override in persistent config file with your own Maxmind API key.

If you like, I appreciate the support https://community.centminmod.com/threads/ways-to-support-centmin-mod.11435/

Updated my GeoIP v2 site's GeoLite2 database on Centmin Mod 123.09beta01 https://geoip.centminmod.com/v2/

 

Official news posted at https://community.centminmod.com/th...eolite2-free-database-download-changes.18959/