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Dedicated Server · October 20, 2021 · 1 min read

How to Install GeoIP on Linux Server?

GeoIP is the solution for you to spot the location, organization, connection speed, and user type of your Internet visitors. The GeoIP databases are among the foremost in popular and correct IP geo location databases obtainable.

Download the source of GeoIP

# cd /usr/local/src
# wget http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/c/GeoIP.tar.gz

Extract it

# tar -zxvf GeoIP.tar.gz
# cd GeoIP-*

Compile it now.

# ./configure
# make && make install

You can install GeoIP on our VPS hosting & Dedicated servers.