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alerta_geoip.py | ||
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setup.py |
GeoIP Plugin
Use IP Geolocation to determine the physical location of the origin of alerts.
Installation
Clone the GitHub repo and run:
$ python setup.py install
Or, to install remotely from GitHub run:
$ pip install git+https://github.com/alerta/alerta-contrib.git#subdirectory=plugins/geoip
Note: If Alerta is installed in a python virtual environment then plugins need to be installed into the same environment for Alerta to dynamically discover them.
Configuration
Add geoip
to the list of enabled PLUGINS
in alertad.conf
server
configuration file and set plugin-specific variables either in the
server configuration file or as environment variables.
PLUGINS = ['geoip']
freegeoip.net Example
PLUGINS = ['reject','geoip']
GEOIP_URL = 'http://freegeoip.net/json' # default
{
"alert": {
"attributes": {
"geoip": {
"city": "London",
"country_code": "GB",
"country_name": "United Kingdom",
"ip": "86.128.7.160",
"latitude": 51.5092,
"longitude": -0.0955,
"metro_code": 0,
"region_code": "ENG",
"region_name": "England",
"time_zone": "Europe/London",
"zip_code": "EC4N"
},
"ip": "86.128.7.160, 10.1.1.1"
}
...
}
}
ip-api.com Example
PLUGINS = ['reject','geoip']
GEOIP_URL = 'http://ip-api.com/json'
{
"alert": {
"attributes": {
"geoip": {
"as": "AS2856 BTnet UK Regional network",
"city": "East Dulwich",
"country": "United Kingdom",
"countryCode": "GB",
"isp": "BT",
"lat": 51.4521,
"lon": -0.0615,
"org": "BT",
"query": "86.128.7.160",
"region": "ENG",
"regionName": "England",
"status": "success",
"timezone": "Europe/London",
"zip": "SE22"
},
"ip": "86.128.7.160, 10.1.1.1"
},
...
}
}
Troubleshooting
Restart Alerta API and confirm that the plugin has been loaded and enabled.
Set DEBUG=True
in the alertad.conf
configuration file and look for log
entries similar to below:
2016-11-20 21:54:48,627 - alerta.plugins.geoip[5416]: DEBUG - GeoIP lookup for IP: 86.128.7.160 [in build/bdist.macosx-10.12-x86_64/egg/alerta_geoip.py:19]
References
- IP Geolocation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolocation
- freegeoip.net: http://freegeoip.net/
- ip-api.com: http://ip-api.com/docs/
License
Copyright (c) 2016 Nick Satterly. Available under the MIT License.