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<p class="MsoNormal">Helo,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To use Maxming GeopIP2 database (MMDB files), we must use PowerDNS Auth. 4.2 version<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Found here : <a href="https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/backends/geoip.html">
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/backends/geoip.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But i cannot find the 4.2 version.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve tried to install PowerDNS AUTH Debian package from branch ‘master’ using the guide below (official powerdns repository) :<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://repo.powerdns.com/">https://repo.powerdns.com/</a> > Debian > Debian 9 (Stretch) > PowerDNS Authoritative Server - master branch<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When i configure the « geoip-database-files » with a MMDB file (ex. = geoip-database-files=/etc/powerdns/GeoIP-country.mmdb) the server failed to start.<br>
ERROR in syslog : Exiting because communicator thread died with error: libmaxminddb support not compiled in<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s clear : mmdb (GeoIP2 new Maxmind format) file is not supported because the library libmaxminddb was not compiled in PowerDNS master branch package.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have tried compiling (./configure make make install) from Git source (always on the master branch) and it works !<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have to install package « libmaxminddb-dev » prior to compile (ex. apt-get install libmaxminddb-dev) but it works !<o:p></o:p></p>
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