Script to install and update MaxMind geoipupdate in AWS ElasticBeanStalk (EBS)

01-update-maxmind-database.config.js

// FILENAME: 01-update-maxmind-database.config
// LOCATION: <project>/.ebextensions/

// Script to setup geoipupdate (Maxmind) package on AWS ElasticBeanStalk (EBS)
// Don't forget to replace tar url by a version of your current architecture (and indeed, folder name)
// Replace <ACCOUNT_ID_TO_REPLACE> by your account Id
// Replace <LICENSE_KEY_TO_REPLACE> by your key


container_commands:
  geoip:
    command: |
      #!/usr/bin/env bash
      if [ ! -f "/usr/local/bin/geoipupdate" ]
      then
        system_arch=$(uname -m)
        arch_target='arm64'

        if [ $system_arch = 'x86_64']
        then
          arch_target='amd64'
        fi
        
        wget https://github.com/maxmind/geoipupdate/releases/download/v4.8.0/geoipupdate_4.8.0_linux_$arch_target.tar.gz
        tar -xf geoipupdate_4.8.0_linux_$arch_target.tar.gz
        cd geoipupdate_4.8.0_linux_$arch_target
        sudo cp ./GeoIP.conf /usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf
        sudo sed -i 's/YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID_HERE/<ACCOUNT_ID_TO_REPLACE>/' /usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf
        sudo sed -i 's/YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE/<LICENSE_KEY_TO_REPLACE>/' /usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf
        sudo mkdir /usr/local/share/GeoIP
        sudo cp ./geoipupdate /usr/bin/geoipupdate
        sudo geoipupdate
      fi

02-cron-linux.config.js

// FILENAME: 02-cron-linux.config
// LOCATION: <project>/.ebextensions/

// IF YOU WANT TO SETUP A CRON 


files:
  "/etc/cron.d/update_geoip":
    mode: "000644"
    owner: root
    group: root
    content: |
      MAILTO="[email protected]"
      0 * * * * root sudo geoipupdate

commands:
  remove_old_cron:
    command: "rm -f /etc/cron.d/update_geoip.bak"