maxmind

node-maxmind

IP geo lookup using Maxmind databases, written in pure javascript, with no dependencies.

GEO databases

You can download free geo databases here: http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geolite.

Installation

npm install maxmind

Main features

• Location lookup
• Country lookup
• Distance between two IP addresses (locations)
• Timezone lookup by IP

Usage

** see code samples in ./examples directory **

City/Location lookup

var maxmind = require('maxmind');
maxmind.init('/path/to/GeoLiteCity.dat')
console.log(maxmind.getLocation("66.6.44.4"));

Country Lookup

var maxmind = require('maxmind');
maxmind.init('/path/to/GeoIP.dat')
console.log(maxmind.getCountry("66.6.44.4"));

Disclaimer

Module is quite young and some serious bugs are possible. Feel free to send pull request / bug reports.

Module currently work only in MEMORY_CACHE mode.