# GeoIP

authentik supports GeoIP to add additional information to login/authorization/enrollment requests, and make policy decisions based on the lookup result.

### Configuration

:::info
Starting with authentik 2022.12, GeoIP is bundled and does not require any additional setup.
:::

By default, the GeoIP database is loaded from `/geoip/GeoLite2-City.mmdb`. If more frequent database updates are desired, a volume can be mounted to `/geoip` to update this file externally. authentik will automatically re-load the file when it changes.

### Deactivating GeoIP

If you want to disable GeoIP, you can set the path to a non-existent path and authentik will skip the GeoIP.

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Add the following block to your `.env` file:

```shell
AUTHENTIK_GEOIP=/tmp/non-existent-file
```

Afterwards, run the upgrade commands from the latest release notes.

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Add the following block to your `values.yml` file:

```yaml
authentik:
    geoip: /tmp/non-existent-file
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Afterwards, run the upgrade commands from the latest release notes.

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### External updates

Sign up for a free MaxMind account [here](https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/signup).

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Add the following block to a `docker-compose.override.yml` file in the same folder as the authentik docker-compose file:

```yaml
version: "3.2"

services:
    server:
        volumes:
            - geoip:/geoip
    worker:
        volumes:
            - geoip:/geoip
    geoipupdate:
        image: "maxmindinc/geoipupdate:latest"
        volumes:
            - "geoip:/usr/share/GeoIP"
        environment:
            GEOIPUPDATE_EDITION_IDS: "GeoLite2-City"
            GEOIPUPDATE_FREQUENCY: "8"
            GEOIPUPDATE_ACCOUNT_ID: "*your account ID*"
            GEOIPUPDATE_LICENSE_KEY: "*your license key*"
volumes:
    geoip:
        driver: local
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Afterwards, run the upgrade commands from the latest release notes.

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Add the following block to your `values.yml` file:

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geoip:
    enabled: true
    accountId: "*your account ID*"
    licenseKey: "*your license key*"
    editionIds: "GeoLite2-City"
    image: maxmindinc/geoipupdate:v4.8
    updateInterval: 8
```

Afterwards, run the upgrade commands from the latest release notes.

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