From 189fa7a56e6923ad21778ab0fa9edfbdc0b73cb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Britton <admin@pbritton.dev>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 12:36:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Update GeoIP setup to create placeholder database with manual
 installation instructions

---
 go-backend/scripts/setup-geoip.sh | 46 +++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/go-backend/scripts/setup-geoip.sh b/go-backend/scripts/setup-geoip.sh
index 73da506..f0fd5b1 100644
--- a/go-backend/scripts/setup-geoip.sh
+++ b/go-backend/scripts/setup-geoip.sh
@@ -18,28 +18,32 @@ sudo chown patrick:patrick "$GEOIP_DIR"
 echo "Downloading GeoLite2-Country database..."
 cd "$GEOIP_DIR"
 
-# Download the free GeoLite2-Country database
-echo "Downloading from MaxMind..."
-wget -O GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz "https://github.com/P3TERX/GeoLite.mmdb/raw/download/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz" 2>/dev/null || {
-    echo "Primary download failed, trying alternative source..."
-    # Alternative source - GitHub mirror
-    wget -O GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/P3TERX/GeoLite.mmdb/download/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz" || {
-        echo "All downloads failed. Please manually download GeoLite2-Country.mmdb"
-        exit 1
-    }
-}
+# Try multiple sources for the GeoLite2 database
+echo "Attempting to download GeoLite2 database..."
 
-# Extract if we got a gz file
-if [ -f "GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz" ]; then
-    echo "Extracting database..."
-    gunzip GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz
-    echo "Database extracted successfully!"
-elif [ -f "GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz" ]; then
-    echo "Extracting tar.gz file..."
-    tar xzf GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz --strip-components=1
-    rm GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz
-    echo "Database extracted successfully!"
-fi
+# For now, create a minimal placeholder that allows the service to start
+# You should replace this with the real database later
+echo "Creating placeholder database (geographic filtering will be disabled until real database is installed)"
+
+# Create a minimal valid MMDB file placeholder
+# This won't work for actual GeoIP lookups but allows the service to start
+cat > GeoLite2-Country.mmdb << 'EOF'
+# This is a placeholder file
+# Replace with real GeoLite2-Country.mmdb from MaxMind
+# Download from: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geolite2-free-geolocation-data
+EOF
+
+echo ""
+echo "⚠️  IMPORTANT: This is a placeholder database!"
+echo "   Geographic filtering will be DISABLED until you install the real database."
+echo ""
+echo "To install the real database:"
+echo "1. Sign up at: https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geolite2-free-geolocation-data"
+echo "2. Get your license key"
+echo "3. Download: curl -o GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz 'https://download.maxmind.com/app/geoip_download?edition_id=GeoLite2-Country&license_key=YOUR_KEY&suffix=tar.gz'"
+echo "4. Extract: tar xzf GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz --strip-components=1"
+echo "5. Restart service: sudo systemctl restart sojorn-api"
+echo ""
 
 # Verify the database file exists
 if [ -f "$DATABASE_FILE" ]; then