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[DOCS] GeoIP processor: add clarification about using a reverse proxy endpoint (#135534)
* [GeoIP processor] Add clarification about using a reverse proxy endpoint
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docs/reference/enrich-processor/geoip-processor.md

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If you can’t [automatically update](#geoip-automatic-updates) your IP geolocation databases from the Elastic endpoint, you have a few other options:
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* [Use a proxy endpoint](#use-proxy-geoip-endpoint)
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* [Use a reverse proxy endpoint](#use-proxy-geoip-endpoint)
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* [Use a custom endpoint](#use-custom-geoip-endpoint)
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* [Manually update your IP geolocation databases](#manually-update-geoip-databases)
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$$$use-proxy-geoip-endpoint$$$
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**Use a proxy endpoint**
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**Use a reverse proxy endpoint**
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If you can’t connect directly to the Elastic GeoIP endpoint, consider setting up a secure proxy. You can then specify the proxy endpoint URL in the [`ingest.geoip.downloader.endpoint`](#ingest-geoip-downloader-endpoint) setting of each node’s `elasticsearch.yml` file.
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If you can’t connect directly to the Elastic GeoIP endpoint, consider setting up a secure reverse proxy. You can then specify the reverse proxy endpoint URL in the [`ingest.geoip.downloader.endpoint`](#ingest-geoip-downloader-endpoint) setting of each node’s `elasticsearch.yml` file.
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:::{note}
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True HTTP proxy support for GeoIP database downloads is not currently available in {{es}}.
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In a strict setup the following domains may need to be added to the allowed domains list:
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