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:

  1. libmaxminddb

  2. mod_maxminddb

  3. maxmind_geoip (this role)

Mandatory Requirements

You need a (free) Maxmind license key.

Tags

Tag

What it does

Reload / Restart

maxmind_geoip

Deploy /usr/local/sbin/update-maxmind

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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