diff --git a/docs/self-hosting.md b/docs/self-hosting.md index 5ad7644c..724b65a2 100644 --- a/docs/self-hosting.md +++ b/docs/self-hosting.md @@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ your instance: ### 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