# GeoIP Manual Database Updating

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-manual-database-updating/330253>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 18, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-manual-database-updating/330253 "2023-04-18T21:39:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geoip-manual-database-updating/330253/3 "2023-04-20T10:33:48Z")

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Geoip can be referenced to the file:

```auto
   geoip {
     source => "clientip"
     database => "/opt/downloads/GeoLite2-City.mmdb"
   }

```

Check [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-logstash-geoip-database-file-update/91359) and [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-geoip.html#plugins-filters-geoip-manage_update)

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