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This repository is a lightweight automation pipeline that mirrors MaxMind's GeoLite2 IP geolocation databases (Country, City, ASN) via a GitHub Actions workflow. It does not contain application code or analytical scripts; its sole component is a CI/CD workflow that downloads the latest databases every three days from MaxMind, extracts the .mmdb files, and pushes them to both a dedicated 'download' branch and formal GitHub Releases, retaining only the two most recent releases. The repository serves as a dependable, proxy-free distribution point for these databases, eliminating the need for users to obtain their own MaxMind license key. While the repo has no traditional data transformations or feature engineering, the workflow demonstrates a clean pattern for automated data mirroring that can be adapted to other periodically updated datasets. The overall codebase is extremely minimal—just the workflow YAML, a README, and a LICENSE—making it functional but not rich in reusable data science assets. Reproducibility is limited by the requirement of a MaxMind license key stored as a GitHub secret, and the workflow is tightly coupled to the GitHub Actions environment.
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A GitHub Actions workflow that downloads MaxMind GeoLite2 databases on a cron schedule (every 3 days), extracts the .mmdb files, pushes them to a 'download' branch, creates a GitHub Release with the files, deletes old releases (keeping only 2), and cleans up old workflow runs. This pattern is reusable for any project that needs to regularly fetch and redistribute third-party data through GitHub without requiring a server. The workflow uses standard tools (wget, tar, git) and GitHub Actions, making it easy to adapt by changing the download URLs and file handling steps.