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Creating a Serverless GeoIP API

2 May 2018 by Daniel Muller in Internet, Network, Serverless on #AWS, #S3, #NOMORESERVERS, #LAMBDA

Why build a GeoIP API when you can buy it directly from Maxmind or use their GeoIP Databases? Using the downloadable database works well when used on an instance. When you need it inside Lambda or Glue, it becomes difficult to keep it up-to-date. It becomes easier to use an external HTTP-API. Hosting it yourself reduces the response time by having it nearer to your apps and you can extend your service by combining multiples sources.