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

  1. Check the Technical Specifications page to verify that the module is supported by your operating system.

  2. Install the GeoIP2 module package nginx-plus-module-geoip2.

    For CentOS, Oracle Linux, and RHEL:

    sudo yum update && \
sudo 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:

    sudo dnf update && \
sudo dnf install nginx-plus-module-geoip2

    For Debian and Ubuntu:

    sudo apt update && \
sudo apt install nginx-plus-module-geoip2

    For Alpine:

    apk add nginx-plus-module-geoip2

    For FreeBSD:

    sudo pkg update && \
sudo 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.

  1. 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 {
    # ...
}

  2. Perform additional configuration as required by the module.

  3. Test the NGINX Plus configuration. In a terminal, type-in the command:

    nginx -t

    Expected output of the command:

    nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf is successful

  4. Reload the NGINX Plus configuration to enable the module:

    nginx -s reload

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