GeoIP2

Module Info

MaxMind GeoIP2 databases provide contextual data for a comprehensive profile of IP addresses, including geolocation data (region, state, city, postal code) and extra data (ISP, domain, connection type). Basing on these data, F5 NGINX Plus will be able to perform different user differentiation strategies, for example, provide different type of content depending on a country.

Installation

Check the Technical Specifications page to verify that the module is supported by your operating system.
Install the GeoIP2 module package nginx-plus-module-geoip2.

For CentOS, Oracle Linux, and RHEL:
```
yum install nginx-plus-module-geoip2
```
Note:
the GeoIP2 module cannot be installed on ppc64le version of CentOS, Oracle Linux, and RHEL.

For Amazon Linux 2023, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux:
```
dnf install nginx-plus-module-geoip2
```
For Debian and Ubuntu:
```
apt-get install nginx-plus-module-geoip2
```
For Alpine:
```
apk add nginx-plus-module-geoip2
```
For FreeBSD:
```
pkg install nginx-plus-module-geoip2
```

Configuration

After installation you will need to enable and configure the module in NGINX Plus configuration file nginx.conf.

Enable dynamic loading of GeoIP2 modules with the load_module directives specified in the top-level (“main”) context:

load_module modules/ngx_http_geoip2_module.so;
load_module modules/ngx_stream_geoip2_module.so;

http {
    # ...
}

Perform additional configuration as required by the module.
Test the configuration and reload NGINX Plus to enable the module:
```
nginx -t && nginx -s reload
```

More Info

Last modified August 22, 2024