Ansible Role maxmind_geoip

This role installs the shell script /usr/local/sbin/update-maxmind together with a systemd-timer. The shell script downloads the free GeoIP databases GeoLite2-ASN, GeoLite2-City and GeoLite2-Country in mmdb-format from Maxmind to /usr/share/GeoIP/. The script is scheduled weekly.

For Maxmind, depending on your needs, you normally run three playbooks in this particular order:

libmaxminddb
mod_maxminddb
maxmind_geoip (this role)

Mandatory Requirements

You need a (free) Maxmind license key.

Tags

Tag	What it does
`maxmind_geoip`	Deploy `/usr/local/sbin/update-maxmind`

Mandatory Role Variables

Variable	Description
`maxmind_geoip__lic`	String. The license key from Maxmind.

Example:

# mandatory
maxmind_geoip__lic: '1a1c5e4202784cec'

License

The Unlicense

Author Information

Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich