# IPFire Location **URL:** https://community.ipfire.org/c/ipfire-projects/ipfire-location/43.md [Latest](https://community.ipfire.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.ipfire.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the IPFire Location category](https://community.ipfire.org/t/about-the-ipfire-location-category/15584)
**Author:** [@ms](https://community.ipfire.org/u/ms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2026 13:39 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/about-the-ipfire-location-category/15584 "2026-03-09T13:39:55Z")
Discuss IPFire’s built-in location database — coverage, accuracy, updates, and using location data to filter and control network traffic --- ## [XK Location not found in Location DB and not displayed in UI, but exists in settings file](https://community.ipfire.org/t/xk-location-not-found-in-location-db-and-not-displayed-in-ui-but-exists-in-settings-file/15811)
**Author:** [@hjkl](https://community.ipfire.org/u/hjkl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [26 May 2026 19:03 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/xk-location-not-found-in-location-db-and-not-displayed-in-ui-but-exists-in-settings-file/15811 "2026-05-26T19:03:05Z")
I am unsure if this is the right place to post this, so please move the post to UI if needed. I see that in CU 200 /var/ipfire/firewall/locationblock contains XK and that also activated (=on) when using Check all in UI … --- ## [How do I convert location.db to sqlite3 format?](https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-do-i-convert-location-db-to-sqlite3-format/9718)
**Author:** [@xeni\_geinos](https://community.ipfire.org/u/xeni_geinos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [8 May 2023 19:49 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-do-i-convert-location-db-to-sqlite3-format/9718 "2023-05-08T19:49:09Z")
I am a Windows 10 Super User, a self-learned programmer. I live in China, but I don’t identify as a Chinese. Long story short, I am a liberal and I use VPNs to browse international internet. And I need the database to… --- ## [Updating location database fails if /var/lib/location/database.db is missing](https://community.ipfire.org/t/updating-location-database-fails-if-var-lib-location-database-db-is-missing/5828)
**Author:** [@cbrown](https://community.ipfire.org/u/cbrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [19 July 2021 21:57 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/updating-location-database-fails-if-var-lib-location-database-db-is-missing/5828 "2021-07-19T21:57:06Z")
It seems there is an issue getting location database updates. \[root@ipfire location\]# /usr/bin/location --debug update HTTP GET Request to location.ipfire.org URL: https://location.ipfire.org/databases/1/location.db.… --- ## [Wiki page ipfire location how-to-use](https://community.ipfire.org/t/wiki-page-ipfire-location-how-to-use/3618)
**Author:** [@anon42188109](https://community.ipfire.org/u/anon42188109)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [29 October 2020 13:55 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/wiki-page-ipfire-location-how-to-use/3618 "2020-10-29T13:55:38Z")
The wiki page www.ipfire.org - How To Use? … the location is /var/lib/location/database.db @jon --- ## [Can you tel geoip blocking, to drop the country instead of rejecting the country?](https://community.ipfire.org/t/can-you-tel-geoip-blocking-to-drop-the-country-instead-of-rejecting-the-country/2729)
**Author:** [@neopegasus](https://community.ipfire.org/u/neopegasus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [18 July 2020 10:58 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/can-you-tel-geoip-blocking-to-drop-the-country-instead-of-rejecting-the-country/2729 "2020-07-18T10:58:30Z")
Hey every one, I was looking around to do some geoblocking, and I notice that as default geoip blocking will reject the connection instead of dropping is it a way to do it trough the geoip blocking tap (dropping the con…