# Nginx-ingress-controller-access, \_geoip\_database\_unavailable\_GeoLite2-City.mmdb, \_geoip\_database\_unavailable\_GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb **URL:** \ **Category:** Elastic Agent\ **Tags:** integrations\ **Created:** [February 15, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325 "2024-02-15T05:54:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Veerank)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/21 "2024-03-01T04:26:24Z")
yes sir, tried with jvm options. so other option we might to need look into is manual updation. But i didnt find any url to download those .mmdb files. ---
**Author:** ![Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Veerank)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/22 "2024-03-01T04:27:59Z")
> **[Download and Update Databases](https://support.maxmind.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408216129947-Download-and-Update-Databases)** > > Please note: Beginning in March 2024, MaxMind will begin enforcing its policies around API requests and endpoints. We will require use of the HTTPS protocol for all database download requests, and ... whether we need to create an account to download those files? ---
**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:** [March 1, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/23 "2024-03-01T04:55:21Z")
> [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](#): > > whether we need to create an account to download those files? Yes you will, I did when I tested last year... You will need to create an account except the terms and then download from their site Did you try the trace logs to see if there was any more specific/ details that could help? ---
**Author:** ![rtwolfe94022](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rtwolfe94022/32/132253_2.png) [@rtwolfe94022](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rtwolfe94022)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/24 "2024-03-01T05:31:25Z")
The issue you're experiencing with missing geolocation tags in your Nginx ingress controller logs, indicated by the tags `_geoip_database_unavailable_GeoLite2-City.mmdb` and `_geoip_database_unavailable_GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb` , suggests that the GeoIP databases required for geolocation enrichment are not accessible or available in your Elastic Agent setup on Kubernetes. The commands you've tried aim to toggle the GeoIP database downloader, but if the problem persists, it could be due to either network restrictions preventing the download of GeoIP databases or a misconfiguration in the Elastic Agent or the Ingest pipelines. To resolve this, ensure that your Elastic Agent has internet access to download the GeoIP databases or manually download and configure the GeoIP databases in the expected location. Additionally, verify that your ingest pipelines that utilize GeoIP processors are correctly configured and pointing to the location of the GeoIP databases. ---
**Author:** ![Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Veerank)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/25 "2024-03-14T09:36:34Z")
sir.. i have downloaded the .mmdb files how to proceed further? ~/geoip\_downloaded$ ls COPYRIGHT.txt GeoLite2-City.mmdb GeoLite2-Country.mmdb LICENSE.txt elastic-geoip-database-service-agreement-LICENSE.txt GeoLite2-City.tgz GeoLite2-Country.tgz README.txt ---
**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:** [March 14, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/26 "2024-03-14T13:53:05Z")
The instructions are [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/geoip-processor.html#manually-update-geoip-databases) ---
**Author:** ![Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Veerank)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/27 "2024-03-15T04:51:06Z")
As per the instructions i have copied the .mmdb files in /usr/share/elasticsearch/modules/ingest-geoip/ in all the data nodes. i didnt get how to configure the custom database\_file in our geoip processor as per the below instruction. "In your `geoip` processors, configure the `database_file` parameter to use a custom database file." ```auto root@elk01:/home/cept# cd /usr/share/elasticsearch/modules/ingest-geoip/ root@elk01:/usr/share/elasticsearch/modules/ingest-geoip# ls COPYRIGHT.txt GeoLite2-Country.tgz maxmind-db-3.0.0.jar elastic-geoip-database-service-agreement-LICENSE.txt ingest-geoip-8.11.4.jar plugin-descriptor.properties geoip2-4.0.0.jar jackson-annotations-2.15.0.jar plugin-security.policy GeoLite2-City.mmdb jackson-core-2.15.0.jar README.txt GeoLite2-City.tgz jackson-databind-2.15.0.jar GeoLite2-Country.mmdb LICENSE.txt root@elk01:/usr/share/elasticsearch/modules/ingest-geoip# ls -lrt *.mmdb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 57755153 Mar 13 15:08 GeoLite2-City.mmdb -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6438391 Mar 13 15:08 GeoLite2-Country.mmdb ``` ---
**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:** [March 15, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/28 "2024-03-15T05:03:35Z")
Since it looks like you are the default database file name looks I do not think you need to set it. You set it in the geoip processor examples are on the same doc page I referred you to. ```auto Field. Required Default database_file. no GeoLite2-City.mmdb ``` ```auto PUT _ingest/pipeline/geoip { "description" : "Add geoip info", "processors" : [ { "geoip" : { "field" : "ip", "target_field" : "geo", "database_file" : "GeoLite2-City.mmdb" } } ] ``` ---
**Author:** ![Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Veerank)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/29 "2024-03-15T05:13:10Z")
i gave the the field name as source.ip and tried with a single doc to test the pipeline but still getting error as database unavailable.. "source": { "address": "106.216.235.73", "ip": "106.216.235.73" }, "url": { "path": "/asp/api/v2/apswo", "original": "/asp/api/v2/apswo" }, "tags": [ "nginx-ingress-controller-access", "\_geoip\_database\_unavailable\_GeoLite2-City.mmdb", "\_geoip\_database\_unavailable\_GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb", "\_geoip\_database\_unavailable\_GeoLite2-Country.mmdb" ], Whether is it required to rename the downloaded database files? or the database files that i have copied in the path /usr/share/elasticsearch/modules/ingest-geoip/ whether path is correct or not? ---
**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:** [March 15, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/30 "2024-03-15T14:45:28Z")
The instructions say > On self-managed deployments copy the database files to $ES\_CONFIG/ingest-geoip. Assuming a normal installation Directory layout here > **[Install Elasticsearch with Debian Package | Elasticsearch Guide \[7.17\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.17/deb.html)** `/etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip` ---
**Author:** ![Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Subrahmanyam\_Veerank](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrahmanyam_Veerank)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/31 "2024-03-18T08:48:27Z")
Copied the downloaded database files .mmdb to the /etc/elasticsearch/ingest-geoip on all the data nodes and configured custom pipeline. And it`s working fine. Thanks sir ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nginx-ingress-controller-access-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-city-mmdb-geoip-database-unavailable-geolite2-asn-mmdb/353325/32 "2024-04-15T08:48:40Z")
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