A simple GeoIP server written in GO language based on https://github.com/oschwald/geoip2-golang
# clone this repository locally (or download it) :
$ mkdir geoip-go && cd geoip-go && git clone https://github.com/twisted1919/geoip-go.git .
# install go dependencies:
$ go get github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter
$ go get github.com/oschwald/geoip2-golang
# fetch latest geoip2 database:
$ wget https://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.mmdb.gz
# extract the database
$ gunzip GeoLite2-City.mmdb.gz
# build the binary:
$ go build -o geoip-go
# if needed, edit config.json accordingly
Start the server with proper flags, use -help to see available options:
# start server
$ ./geoip-go -database.file="GeoLite2-City.mmdb"# client response after sending a GET request to https://localhost:8000/check/123.123.123.123
{
"status": "success",
"message": "OK [took 41.622µs]",
"data": {
"continent": "Asia",
"country_name": "China",
"country_code": "CN",
"state_name": "Beijing Shi",
"city_name": "Beijing",
"postal_code": "",
"latitude": 39.9289,
"longitude": 116.3883,
"timezone": "Asia/Shanghai"
}
}- command line flags take priority over the ones from configuration file
- make sure you use -server.password flag to set a password if the server listens on a public interface
Enjoy.