Simple application to get the geolocation of an IP Address
Ensure you have the following installed on your system
- Node.js: ver. 14.x or newer
- npm(Node Package Manager) or Yarn
Once you have these system dependencies installed, run the following to install the necessary packages.
$ npm install
or
$ yarn install
The application utilizes geo.ipify.org API to geolocate the location from the ip address. You will need to have an API key from the service to make successful request.
Once you have acquired an API key for geo.ipify.org add a .env file to the root of the project directory.
IPIFY_API_KEY=<IPIFY_API_KEY>
Run the development server:
$ npm run dev
or
$ yarn dev
This will start the server on port 3000. Open this url in your browser to view the application.
To create a production build of the application:
$ npm run build
or
$ yarn build
After the build completes, you can start the production server by running:
$ npm start
or
$ yarn start