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  1. .. _monitor_geoip:
  2. GeoIP
  3. =====
  4. The monitor extension has the capability to integrate with the
  5. `MaxMind GeoIP <http://www.maxmind.com/en/geolocation_landing>`_ database
  6. in order to provide geolocation information about the origin of a request.
  7. This functionality is not enabled by default.
  8. .. note::
  9. At this time only the freely available GeoLite City database is supported.
  10. Enabling GeoIP Lookup
  11. ---------------------
  12. In order to enable the GeoIP lookup capabilities
  13. #. Download the `GeoLite City <http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geolite>`_ database.
  14. #. Uncompress the file and copy :file:`GeoLiteCity.dat` to the :file:`monitoring`
  15. directory.
  16. #. Restart GeoServer.