# GEOIP Database Update Issue: Documentation Followed, Databases Not Updating on Ingest Nodes **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** ingest-pipeline\ **Created:** [January 17, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-database-update-issue-documentation-followed-databases-not-updating-on-ingest-nodes/351303 "2024-01-17T19:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-database-update-issue-documentation-followed-databases-not-updating-on-ingest-nodes/351303/8 "2024-01-18T22:33:46Z")
ahhhhh OK here is one thing. The databases _ **DO NOT** _ load on ingest-only nodes... as the data is stored in an Index and ingest-only nodes do not have data i.e. do not have indices GeoIP databases will _ **ONLY** _ load on Data Nodes... because that is where the data lives and thus the geoip index. Example ```auto health status index uuid pri rep docs.count docs.deleted store.size pri.store.size dataset.size green open .geoip_databases ZYBOAS9_SqiNx5Z3GxYAgQ 1 1 42 42 84.6mb 42.3mb 42.3mb ``` I know that is confusing but that is how it works... So the Ingest Pipeline lives on an Ingest node but it calls a data node to do the GEOP Lookup... I actually have a thread on this as well somewhere I will see if I can find it... So, you need to enable the loading of the databases on the data nodes... Or on the cluster as a whole through the cluster settings... Is the loading enabled on the Data Nodes? ' Maybe look at this thread > [@New GeoIP ingest processor is missing databases, but existing GeoIP processors work fine](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-geoip-ingest-processor-is-missing-databases-but-existing-geoip-processors-work-fine/320381/6): > > They will get updated automatically assuming you have connectivity and have set ingest.geoip.downloader.enabled : true in your elasticsearch.yml (actuall that is the default just don't set to false). The Exact schedule I do not have the schedule / process at my finger tips ... Not sure why you are thinking thursday they are updated initially when a node is started then I think the MaxMind are updated Bi-Weekly or something ... and there is a 30 day window... this all happens automatically a… --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-database-update-issue-documentation-followed-databases-not-updating-on-ingest-nodes/351303)._