DB-IP City Lite - Free IP Geolocation Database

Free DB-IP City Lite database for IP geolocation. A lightweight alternative to MaxMind with city-level accuracy. Automatically updated and served via jsDelivr CDN.

Website: geo.wp-statistics.com

Features

• City-Level Accuracy - Get country, city, coordinates, and more
• Lightweight - Smaller file size (~19 MB) compared to alternatives
• Auto-Updated - Database updated automatically on 1st of each month
• Fast CDN - Served via jsDelivr with global edge locations
• No Authentication - Direct download, no API keys required
• Free Forever - Open source under CC BY 4.0 license

Quick Start

Direct Download

https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dbip-city-lite/dbip-city-lite.mmdb.gz

PHP

use GeoIp2\Database\Reader;

$reader = new Reader('/path/to/dbip-city-lite.mmdb');
$record = $reader->city('128.101.101.101');

echo $record->country->name;  // 'United States'
echo $record->city->name;     // 'Minneapolis'

Node.js

const { Reader } = require('@maxmind/geoip2-node');

const reader = await Reader.open('./dbip-city-lite.mmdb');
const response = reader.city('128.101.101.101');

console.log(response.country.names.en);  // 'United States'
console.log(response.city.names.en);     // 'Minneapolis'

Python

import geoip2.database

reader = geoip2.database.Reader('./dbip-city-lite.mmdb')
response = reader.city('128.101.101.101')

print(response.country.name)  # 'United States'
print(response.city.name)     # 'Minneapolis'

WordPress (WP Statistics)

use WP_Statistics\Service\Geolocation\GeolocationFactory;

$location = GeolocationFactory::getLocation('128.101.101.101');
echo $location['city'];  // 'Minneapolis'

Database Info

| Property | Value | |----------|-------| | CDN URL | https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dbip-city-lite/dbip-city-lite.mmdb.gz | | npm | npm install dbip-city-lite | | Update Schedule | Monthly (1st of each month) | | Size | ~19 MB (compressed) | | Format | MaxMind DB (MMDB) | | License | CC BY 4.0 |

Update Schedule

This database is automatically updated via GitHub Actions:

• Schedule: 1st of each month at 06:00 UTC
• Source: DB-IP Lite
• Distribution: Published to npm, served via jsDelivr CDN

Last updated: 2026-01-01

DB-IP vs MaxMind

| Feature | DB-IP City Lite | MaxMind GeoLite2-City | |---------|-----------------|----------------------| | File Size | ~19 MB | ~68 MB | | Update Frequency | Monthly | Twice weekly | | License | CC BY 4.0 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | Best For | Smaller deployments | Higher accuracy needs |

Related Resources

• Documentation: geo.wp-statistics.com
• MaxMind Alternative: GeoLite2-City
• Country Database: GeoLite2-Country
• WP Statistics: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-statistics

Attribution

This database is provided by DB-IP. When using this database, you must include a link back to DB-IP.com on pages that display results from the database, as required by the CC BY 4.0 license.

License

DB-IP City Lite is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Maintained by VeronaLabs and the WP Statistics team.