No GeoIP service is configured.

[tristan-thar]

Hi! I am getting this exception when logging in to my app. After refreshing however, it disappears. Seems to be an issue with the IP detection? Any ideas how to fix it?

[learnedself]

I just started getting this issue

[ivanj26]

Hi! I am getting this exception when logging in to my app. After refreshing however, it disappears. Seems to be an issue with the IP detection? Any ideas how to fix it?

how do you solve it?

[mprince2k18]

any solution?

[ccc-developer]

Here are the steps I used to fix the "No GeoIP service is configured" error when using the torann/geoip package in Laravel applications.

1. Publish the configuration:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Torann\GeoIP\GeoIPServiceProvider" --tag=config

2. Choose and configure a GeoIP service in config/geoip.php (I picked ipdata):

The package comes with five pre-configured services. You can choose any of them based on your needs:

return [
    // Step 1: Choose your preferred service
    'service' => 'ipdata', // Change this to any of: maxmind_database, maxmind_api, ipgeolocation, ipdata, or ipfinder

    // Step 2: Configure the services section. Below are all available options:
    'services' => [
        'maxmind_database' => [
            'class' => \Torann\GeoIP\Services\MaxMindDatabase::class,
            'database_path' => storage_path('app/geoip.mmdb'),
            'update_url' => sprintf('https://download.maxmind.com/app/geoip_download?edition_id=GeoLite2-City&license_key=%s&suffix=tar.gz', env('MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY')),
            'locales' => ['en'],
        ],
        'maxmind_api' => [
            'class' => \Torann\GeoIP\Services\MaxMindWebService::class,
            'user_id' => env('MAXMIND_USER_ID'),
            'license_key' => env('MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY'),
            'locales' => ['en'],
        ],
        'ipgeolocation' => [
            'class' => \Torann\GeoIP\Services\IPGeoLocation::class,
            'secure' => true,
            'key' => env('IPGEOLOCATION_KEY'),
            'continent_path' => storage_path('app/continents.json'),
            'lang' => 'en',
        ],
        'ipdata' => [
            'class' => \Torann\GeoIP\Services\IPData::class,
            'key' => env('IPDATA_API_KEY'),
            'secure' => true,
        ],
        'ipfinder' => [
            'class' => \Torann\GeoIP\Services\IPFinder::class,
            'key' => env('IPFINDER_API_KEY'),
            'secure' => true,
            'locales' => ['en'],
        ],
    ],
];

Each service has its own requirements and features:

• maxmind_database: Free, requires downloading a local database
• maxmind_api: Paid service with high accuracy
• ipgeolocation: Good free tier with paid options
• ipdata: Modern API with generous free tier
• ipfinder: Offers both free and paid tiers

4. Add to .env:

IPDATA_API_KEY=your_ipdata_api_key_here