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add note about MaxMind's GeoLite2-City requiring more RAM
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### 1. MaxMind geolocation database

Plausible uses the country database created by [dbip](https://db-ip.com/) for enriching analytics data with visitor countries. The database is shipped with Plausible and country data collection happens automatically.
Plausible uses the country database created by [DB-IP](https://db-ip.com/) for enriching analytics data with visitor countries. The database is shipped with Plausible and country data collection happens automatically.

Optionally, you can use [MaxMind](https://www.maxmind.com) services. Their end-user license does not make it very easy to just package the database along with an open-source product.

This is why, to use MaxMind, you need to create an account [here](https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/signup). Once you have your account details, you can add `MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY` and `MAXMIND_EDITION` environmental valiables as described in [IP Geolocation configuration options,](self-hosting-configuration.md#ip-geolocation) and the databases would be automatically downloaded and kept up to date.
This is why, to use MaxMind, you need to create an account [here](https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/signup). Once you have your account details, you can add `MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY` and `MAXMIND_EDITION` environmental valiables as described in [IP Geolocation configuration options,](self-hosting-configuration.md#ip-geolocation) and the databases would be automatically downloaded and kept up to date. Note that using city-level databases like MaxMind's `GeoLite2-City` requires ~1GB more RAM.

### 2. Reverse proxy

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