# GeoIP error: "The database provided is invalid or corrupted"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-error-the-database-provided-is-invalid-or-corrupted/92650>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 11, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-error-the-database-provided-is-invalid-or-corrupted/92650 "2017-07-11T13:04:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeineb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Zeineb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Zeineb)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-error-the-database-provided-is-invalid-or-corrupted/92650/1 "2017-07-11T13:04:53Z")

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Hi,

I need your help, I use ELK stack. But I have a probleme with filter geoIP when I add it in my file confirugation I lose everything in visualisation kibana !! and this error in my file logstash-palin.log " error=\>"The database provided is invalid or corrupted." " I use GeoLiteCity.dat !

Thank you for your help

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**Author:** ![geekpete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/geekpete/32/20409_2.png) [@geekpete](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/geekpete)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-error-the-database-provided-is-invalid-or-corrupted/92650/2 "2017-07-26T12:30:20Z")

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You might need the newer GeoIP2 database format:  
[http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/](http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-error-the-database-provided-is-invalid-or-corrupted/92650/3 "2017-08-23T12:30:38Z")

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