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[8.19][DOCS] GeoIP processor: add clarification about using a reverse proxy endpoint (#135537) (#135612)
* [GeoIP processor] Add clarification about using a reverse proxy endpoint
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If you can't <<geoip-automatic-updates,automatically update>> your IP geolocation databases
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from the Elastic endpoint, you have a few other options:
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* <<use-proxy-geoip-endpoint,Use a proxy endpoint>>
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* <<use-proxy-geoip-endpoint,Use a reverse proxy endpoint>>
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* <<use-custom-geoip-endpoint,Use a custom endpoint>>
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* <<manually-update-geoip-databases,Manually update your IP geolocation 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
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a secure proxy. You can then specify the proxy endpoint URL in the
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a secure reverse proxy. You can then specify the reverse proxy endpoint URL in the
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<<ingest-geoip-downloader-endpoint,`ingest.geoip.downloader.endpoint`>> setting
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of each node’s `elasticsearch.yml` file.
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NOTE: 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
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domains list:
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