# License of GeoLite2 database

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** license\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411 "2020-01-24T11:50:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Flavio_Pompermaier)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/1 "2020-01-24T11:50:06Z")

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Hi to all,  
I'm using ES 7.5.0 and the IP resolution of the IP 94.102.52.57 is wrong (see dev tools example below).  
So I tried to update my geolite database but now it seems that it's not available for free download. Am I wrong? What am I supposed to do? Is it elastic going to use that database for future versions anyway?

```
POST _ingest/pipeline/_simulate
{
  "pipeline": {
    "processors": [
      {
        "geoip": {
          "field": "ip"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "docs": [
    {
      "_source": {
        "ip": "94.102.52.57"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/2 "2020-01-27T10:35:08Z")

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It looks to me you can still download it for free, but need a user to login on the maxmind website (I followed the link the geoip processor in the elastic docs) - am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Flavio_Pompermaier)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/3 "2020-01-27T13:01:14Z")

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The problem is you cannot create an account for free from what I see..

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/4 "2020-01-27T14:37:23Z")

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[https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/](https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/) does not indicate that signing up costs something, but I have not gone through the whole process, just followed the first link and checked out the form.

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**Author:** ![Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Flavio_Pompermaier)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/5 "2020-01-27T14:56:03Z")

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I could even register but the question is: is Elastic going to include the latest available database in their new releases of the Elastic stack? Or are the shipped Geolite files going to remain at the latest free version?

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**Author:** ![Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Flavio_Pompermaier)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/6 "2020-02-17T13:17:31Z")

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Any official reply to this?

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**Author:** ![Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@Flavio\_Pompermaier](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Flavio_Pompermaier)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/7 "2020-03-06T09:45:15Z")

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> [@Flavio\_Pompermaier](#):
>
> Any official reply to this?

Before the ticket is going to be closed automatically..?

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/8 "2020-03-06T11:54:38Z")

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I would expect them to stay with the latest free version as including software with license cost in a free product IMHO does not make sense.

That is not an official answer though...

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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:** [April 3, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-of-geolite2-database/216411/9 "2020-04-03T11:55:01Z")

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