No, I did not check the logs and just did, thanks, and pre-empts my other suspicion, MaxMindDB issue, I’m seeing some MaxMindDB alerts over time, here is one example being the latest and last log entry yesterday. MaxMindDB (/var/www/discourse/vendor/data/GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb) could not be found: No s…

If you are totally sure your credentials right then there is possibility you don’t have two spaces before those lines in app.yml.

@Jagster thanks for the pointer - which lines are you specifically referring to in the app.yml?

DISCOURSE_MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY: bmljZSB0cnksIG5vIGdvb2QK DISCOURSE_MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID: 1234567 (No those are not real key or ID, of course) If you don’t have DISCOURSE_MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID that might be your problem.

Ah ha! I never knew you needed an account. Doh! :rofl: Does anyone know if there is a fee tier or is it pay for only service?

It’s free if basic data as country, ASN etc. are enough.

@agemo you want to read this page: [image] Configure MAXMIND for reverse IP lookups Sysadmins What is MAXMIND and why would I want it? Discourse uses MAXMIND to provide geographical information for reverse IP lookups. [location] Without Maxmind’s database yo…

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@agemo you want to read this page:

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MaxMindDB not found error Self-hosting maxmind	11	3114	November 6, 2025
Configure MAXMIND for reverse IP lookups Sysadmins how-to , maxmind	17	6477	November 7, 2025
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MaxMindDB error in log Support maxmind	2	684	December 18, 2020
GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb could not be found: No such file or directory Self-hosting maxmind	2	350	July 18, 2024

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