GeoIP's GeoLite is discontinued - solution

Nginx and GeoIP -

• https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/controlling-access-by-geoip/
• https://www.howtoforge.com/nginx-how-to-block-visitors-by-country-with-the-geoip-module-debian-ubuntu

Geo Lite data for above module is discontinued in Jan 2019.  In order to use new GeoLite2 data, new module geoip2 has to be installed:

• https://dev.iachieved.it/iachievedit/geoip2-and-nginx/
• http://www.treselle.com/blog/nginx-with-geoip2-maxmind-database-to-fetch-user-geo-location-data/

GeoLite2 data is available at - https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/

However, this requires rebuilding Nginx.  To avoid this hassle, use GeoLite2 data converted into GeoLite1:
https://www.miyuru.lk/geoiplegacy

Use the converted data and GeoIP1 works fine.