# Services

## MaxMind Database

⚠️ Before using MaxMind driver, you must install the `geoip2/geoip2` package using the Composer package manager.

The database location to use is specified in the config file in the "services" section under maxmind_database.
Along with the URL of where to download the database from when running the php artisan geoip:update.
Note: The `geoip:update` command will need to be run before the package will work.

```php
'service' => 'maxmind_database',
```
