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Install Nginx GeoIP on Debian VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up Nginx GeoIP—a location-based routing module—on a Debian VPS—install with
apt install nginx libnginx-mod-http-geoip geoip-database
configure /etc/nginx/nginx conf:
geoip_country /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat;\nserver { if ($geoip_country_code = \"US\") { rewrite ^ /us-page; } }
Reload with
nginx -s reload
open port:
ufw allow 80
On Linode test with
curl -I http://ip
—expect geo-redirect Ensures uptime—customizes phpMyAdmin access in VPS hosting by region

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