Maxmind IP Lookup service¶
Mautic has support to integrate the Maxmind IP Lookup service to provide location info for unidentified leads based on their IP-address.
To configure this you need to obtain a license key from MaxMind.
Set-up MaxMind license key¶
Follow these steps to configure your Mautic instance to use the license key.
- Create a MaxMind account by going to MaxMind Signup
- After signing up, verify your Email and follow the steps to access your MaxMind Account
- Click the Contact icon at the top right of the menu to login
- After logging in, under Account click
Manage License Keyson the left hand side in the menu - Then, Click
Generate new license key - Answer
Will this key be used for GeoIP Update?with No and confirm - Copy the license key that you see on the screen and note down the Account ID preceding the license key table
- Go to Mautic > Settings > Configuration > System Settings > Miscellaneous Settings and enter the license key into the "IP lookup service authentication" field in the format
AccountID:Licensekey. - Click
Fetch IP Lookup Data Store. This downloads the IP lookup database to your Mautic instance. - Contact support@dropsolid.com to set up the
cron jobsto periodically download a fresh copy.