Beta Branch update CSF Firewall to use DB-IP geolocation database in 130.00beta01

update CSF Firewall to use DB-IP geolocation database in 130.00beta01

- Due to Maxmind blocking Centmin Mod access to Geolite2 database downloads required by CSF Firewall, Nginx GeoIP2 module and Modsecurity https://community.centminmod.com/threads/discuss-maxmind-geolite2-free-database-download-changes.18960/#post-93004, update is for CSF Firewall workaround to switch from Maxmind Geolite2 database to alternative DB-IP geolocation database via setting MM_CSF_SRC='n' by default https://community.centminmod.com/threads/discuss-maxmind-geolite2-free-database-download-changes.18960/#post-93006
- For existing Centmin Mod users, you'll need to run cmupdate command to update your local code and then run centmin.sh menu once and exit to complete the update change

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130.00beta01 branch

• Branch: https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/tree/130.00beta01
• Commit History: https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/commits/130.00beta01

 

example of new Centmin Mod default CSF Firewall using DB-IP geolocation database

from CSF Firewall's LFD daemon log

Code (Text):

grep 'CC:' /var/log/lfd.log 
May 23 20:32:46 centos-4cpu-8gb-us-nyc1 lfd[48318]: CC: Retrieving DB-IP Country database [http://download.db-ip.com/free/dbip-country-lite-2022-05.csv.gz]