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May 17, 2021 · Operations

Block Foreign IPs Using NGINX ngx_http_geoip2 Module

This step‑by‑step guide shows how to install the libmaxminddb library, compile NGINX with the ngx_http_geoip2 module, download the latest GeoLite2 database, configure geoip2 directives, and verify that foreign IP addresses are blocked with a 404 response.