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Replaced the old IP address database #1929

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@BelleNottelling BelleNottelling commented Dec 6, 2023

Draft while a WIP.
Closes #1922 and relates to #1678.

Replaces the existing MaxMind database which is outdated and not correctly attributed with ones that are built automatically and are available under the public domain while also generally expanding the functionality of it.

Database choice

There's quite a few different variants of databases available we can use (possibly another in the near future). The one I have chosen gives us both Country and ASN data, which means we can both display the country associated with an IP address as well as what organization that IP address is associated with.

The MaxMind database only included country data, so we technically have more info available to us with this choice, although I would assume that data is otherwise a bit less accurate.

Enhancements

  • Automatic & daily updating of the database.
  • The ability to override the database in use via the config file.
  • Others to come as it's still WIP.

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