How to programmatically find geo location of incoming http request? [closed]

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I know there are many online tool available but I want to write in house tool, references or how to go about it? Or even it can be done or is a mammoth task?

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You need to have a location database of all IP addresses. So, either you build a database yourself (a genuinely mammouth task) or you use an external service.

Some IP location services have have APIs so you can call then from your code.