Detect city, country from IP address
- You can detect city and country from an IP address by using the GeoLite database Show archive.org snapshot . This is a flat file you can copy into your project (~ 20 MB).
- You can access the database using the geoip Show archive.org snapshot gem.
- You need to attribute MaxMind Show archive.org snapshot if you are using the data.
- Accuracy sort of sucks Show archive.org snapshot . For most countries 1/3 of addresses cannot be resolved within 40 kilometers, probably because the Internet doesn't work this way. Also you will lose 1.5% accuracy for each month you don't update the database file.