geoip2 plugin for ruTorrent

A new geoip plugin working with GeoLite2 (MaxMind DB Files)

Informations

This plugin...

• is based on the original 'geoip' plugin.

• uses GeoIP2-php's geoip2.phar API (v2.9.0) by MaxMind, Inc.

• includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com.

Requirements

To be able to use the plugin:

• Use ruTorrent v4.0
• PHP 'json' extension

To be able to display country/city:

• PHP >= 5.4.0
• PHP 'bcmath' extension
• PHP 'phar' extension

Installation

Place all the plugin files in a directory called 'geoip2' in the rutorrent/plugins directory.

To clone directly from this git repository, run this command in the rutorrent/plugins directory:

git clone https://github.com/Micdu70/geoip2-rutorrent.git geoip2

Note: It is important that the plugin directory is named 'geoip2' so that the supporting files are loaded correctly.

You need to disable or remove the original 'geoip' plugin to allow this one to work.

Info: GeoLite2 Country database (2023-12-08) included.

Update or change database

UPDATE FROM DECEMBER 30, 2019: It now requires to sign up to be able to download GeoLite2 databases.

GeoLite2 Free Downloadable Databases: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/#Downloads

Download MaxMind DB binary, gzipped GeoLite2 Country or GeoLite2 City, extract and find

• GeoLite2-Country.mmdb file (country info only)

-or-

• GeoLite2-City.mmdb file (country & city info)

and move it in the database geoip2 plugin directory.

Info: If both GeoLite2-Country.mmdb and GeoLite2-City.mmdb are installed, GeoLite2-City.mmdb is used.