Use MaxMind with Forms

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Prerequisites

• Install EPiServer.Forms package from NuGet.
• Install EPiServer.Personalization.MaxMindGeolocation package from NuGet.

1. Sign in or sign up at MaxMind.

2. Download the GeoLite2 database to the data folder in project (for example, App_Data).. You can download ASN, City, or Country data file and .csv location file.

   

3. Open Startup.cs file.

4. Add AddMaxMindGeolocationProvider with config to services object as below sample.

   C#

   services
     .AddCmsAspNetIdentity < ApplicationUser > ()
     .AddCms()
     .AddVisitorGroupsUI()
     .AddCmsHost()
     .AddAlloy()
     .AddAdminUserRegistration()
     .AddEmbeddedLocalization < Startup > ()
     .AddMaxMindGeolocationProvider(configure => {
       configure.DatabasePath = Path.Combine(_webHostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath, "App_Data", "GeoLite2-City.mmdb");
       configure.LocationsDatabasePath = Path.Combine(_webHostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath, "App_Data", "GeoLite2-City-Locations-en.csv");
     });
   

5. Add Hidden visitor profiling into a form container and edit that element.

6. Select Geo in the Auto-collect visitor data section with any value listed (such as City).

7. Drag and drop the form to a page and publish it.
8. Submit the form.
9. Verify submission data.