# MaxMind 401 error -- have license key, can't download

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** maxmind\
**Created:** [November 12, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-401-error-have-license-key-cant-download/388284 "2025-11-12T17:07:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-401-error-have-license-key-cant-download/388284/8 "2025-12-08T03:07:43Z")

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Thank you Jay – your troubleshooting steps above all checked out, so while I was in there, I just cleared things out and started over. This time Discourse downloaded the MaxMind dbs, and I can now geo-resolve IP addresses.

All I can guess is an oddball glitch with my MaxMind account, or maybe a copy/paste error with the original license key.

Your efforts ruled out other issues, so I’ll mark that as the solution. ✅

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