Updating GeoLite2 CSV files

Question

Since 1.1.2020 one need to register with MaxMind to get access to the GeoLight2 databases.

I have just sucessfully installed the geoipupdate procedure and can update the GeoLite2 databases.

But I would need the CSV-versions - as those are the used by most of the tools I use.

I have tried to enter the ID's given in my account for the CSV-files, but this resulted in the following error message:

error retrieving updates: error retrieving filename: unexpected HTTP status code: 404 Not Found: Database edition not found

My question:

What is the simplest way to get the CSV-files automatically downloaded?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '20 at 20:29

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date=20200107 works. I guess they update every week\7 days

answered Jan 09 '20 at 20:29

Jinyuan Feng

Have you tested the automated procedure with the CSV-files? – Kurt Ludikovsky Jan 23 '20 at 14:32
I download the zip version and extract the csv file – Jinyuan Feng Jan 23 '20 at 22:53
Geoipupdate is procedure with which you can download the databases. This can be run wit a cron job to download the required datasets. And yes I have downloaded the files manually and decompressed them. But I'd like to automate this. – Kurt Ludikovsky Jan 24 '20 at 10:48

zvi · Answer 2 · 2020-01-20T20:57:54.117

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You can add a crontab every week to download the last update.

See here instructions for direct download:

Take the URL from Maxmind's site.
Replace /geoip_download_by_token with /geoip_download
Replace token=XXXX with license_key=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY. You will need to replace the YOUR_LICENSE_KEY placeholder with an active license key associated with your MaxMind account.

edited Jan 20 '20 at 20:57

answered Jan 20 '20 at 16:27

zvi

Have you tested the automated procedure with the CSV-files? – Kurt Ludikovsky Jan 23 '20 at 14:33
What do you mean by "automated procedure"? – zvi Jan 23 '20 at 15:31
Geoipupdate is procedure with which you can download the databases. This can be run wit a cron job to download the required datasets. And yes I have downloaded the files manually and decompressed them. But I'd like to automate this. – Kurt Ludikovsky Jan 24 '20 at 10:49
Yes I did it... what's the question? – zvi Jan 27 '20 at 09:51
When I specify the CSV-ID's I get the following error: "error retrieving updates: error retrieving filename: unexpected HTTP status code: 404 Not Found: Database edition not found". It works ok for the databases. – Kurt Ludikovsky Jan 28 '20 at 10:54
by the way: This is what I have specified in the ID line `EditionIDs GeoLite2-ASN-CSV GeoLite2-City-CSV GeoLite2-Country-CSV` which raises the error. The standard line `EditionIDs GeoLite2-ASN GeoLite2-City GeoLite2-Country`works fine. – Kurt Ludikovsky Jan 28 '20 at 11:02

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 28 '20 at 15:26

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CSV-files are not supported!

As documented here.

answered Jan 28 '20 at 15:26

Kurt Ludikovsky

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