That seems like a viable solution to me.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 7:58 PM Yerex, Tom <tom.ye...@ubc.ca> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Reviewing hxxps:// > issues.apache.org/jira/projects/METRON/issues/METRON-2340 I'm attempting > to sketch out a rough solution and I would like guidance from more > experienced minds. > > Maxmind releases code that allows you to build your own mmdb database. The > tests I can see in Metron, besides the download, seem to try a few > locations like Milton and London. Would it be sufficient to generate geoip > databases with those (limited), test locations or alternatively generate > geoip databases with hypothetical locations and then host those locations > in git for the purpose of the download and testing? > > The documentation for the settings in Ambari for Metron GeoIP updates > could then be slightly updated to add that someone needs to get their own > key for GeoIP updates? > > Cheers, > > Tom. >
