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title: "Geo-blocking"
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description: "Configure geo-blocking to restrict access based on geographic location"
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import PangolinCloudTocCta from "/snippets/pangolin-cloud-toc-cta.mdx";
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<PangolinCloudTocCta />
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<Note>
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Geo-blocking is available in Pangolin Community Edition. It depends on Pangolin's geo-location database, which is also used by other location-aware features such as analytics. Follow [Enable Geo-location](/self-host/advanced/enable-geolocation) before creating country or region rules.
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</Note>
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## Benefits of Geo-blocking
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Geo-blocking provides several important security and compliance advantages:
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### Security Benefits
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- **Reduce Attack Surface**: Block access from regions with high levels of malicious activity or where you don't expect legitimate users
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- **Prevent Unauthorized Access**: Limit exposure to threat actors operating from specific geographic locations
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- **Compliance Requirements**: Meet regulatory requirements that restrict data access based on geographic location
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- **Resource Protection**: Prevent unnecessary load on your services from regions where you don't operate
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## Implementing Geo-blocking with Bypass Rules
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Geo-blocking in Pangolin is implemented using [bypass rules](/manage/access-control/rules) with country-based matching. You can create rules that either allow or deny access based on the visitor's country. To apply the same geo-blocking rules to multiple public resources, define them in a [resource policy](/manage/resources/public/resource-policies) and attach that policy to each resource.
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<Frame caption="Screenshot of resources rules from the Pangolin Dashboard.">
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<img src="/images/country_rules.png" alt="Pangolin Dashboard"/>
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</Frame>
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### Setting Up Geo-blocking Rules
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1. Navigate to your target resource and select the **Rules** tab
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2. Create a new rule and select **Country** as the match type
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3. Choose your rule action:
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- **Allow**: Bypass authentication for users from specific countries
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- **Deny**: Block all access from specific countries
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- **Pass to Auth**: Let users from specific countries proceed to authentication
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### Common Geo-blocking Patterns
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#### Allow Only Specific Countries
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Create a "Deny" rule that blocks all countries except those you want to allow:
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1. Create a **Deny** rule
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2. Select **Country** match type
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3. Choose "ALL" to match all countries
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4. Add priority: 100 (lower priority)
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Then create specific allow rules for your approved countries:
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1. Create **Allow** rules for each approved country
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2. Set higher priority (e.g., 10, 20, 30) so they process first
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#### Block Specific High-Risk Countries
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Create targeted deny rules for specific countries while allowing all others:
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1. Create **Deny** rules for each country you want to block
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2. Select the specific countries from the dropdown
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3. Set appropriate priorities
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#### Regional Access Control
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Combine geo-blocking with other rule types for sophisticated access control:
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1. **Path + Country**: Block admin paths (`/admin/*`) from all countries except your headquarters
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2. **IP + Country**: Allow specific IPs from restricted countries (for VPN users or partners)
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3. **CIDR + Country**: Combine network-based and geography-based restrictions
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### Best Practices
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<Warning>
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IP geolocation is not always 100% accurate. Users with VPNs, proxies, or mobile networks may appear to be from different countries than expected.
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</Warning>
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### Rule Priority Example
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```
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Priority 1: Allow - Country: United States
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Priority 2: Allow - Country: Canada
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Priority 3: Allow - Country: United Kingdom
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Priority 4: Deny - Country: ALL
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```
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This configuration allows access only from the US, Canada, and UK while blocking all other countries.
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