zu1k/nali
Nali
Nali is a suite of command-line tools for resolving IP addresses to geographic locations and identifying content delivery network providers using offline databases. It functions as an offline IP geolocation tool and database resolver that maps addresses to physical locations and network owners without requiring an active internet connection.
The project distinguishes itself through an offline-first approach to network analysis, using pluggable database providers and local file metadata caching to ensure data privacy and independence from external APIs. It includes a dedicated utility for identifying content delivery network providers and a system for managing and updating local geographic data files.
The toolset supports both interactive and automated workflows, featuring a read-eval-print loop for sequential manual lookups and a metadata processor that reads IP address streams from standard input. This allows for the integration of geographic and provider metadata into shell pipelines.
Configuration for data stores and configuration files is managed via system environment variables.
Features
- Offline IP Geolocation - Resolves IP addresses to physical locations and network ownership using local databases without an internet connection.
- Local Databases - Maintains and updates local geographic data files to ensure accurate offline IP and CDN information.
- Offline Address Resolvers - Provides a local lookup system that maps IP addresses to geographic and provider data without remote API calls.
- Offline Data Management - Manages the updating of local geographic data files and selection of database providers for offline lookups.
- CDN Provider Identification - Determines which content delivery network services an IP address belongs to using offline databases.
- Offline CDN Identification - Identifies content delivery network providers from IP addresses using offline databases.
- Offline Network Analysis Tools - Performs bulk lookups of IP addresses and domains while maintaining data privacy via offline local datasets.
- Command-Line Data Processors - Processes IP address streams via standard input to add geographic and provider metadata.
- Local Data Caches - Caches geographic and CDN datasets on the local filesystem to ensure offline availability and fast retrieval.
- Network Metadata Enrichment - Appends geographic or provider metadata to IP addresses and domains received via standard input.
- Standard Stream Integration - Reads IP addresses from standard input and writes enriched data to standard output for shell pipelines.
- Pluggable Database Providers - Implements a modular system to switch between different offline data sources for location and CDN information.
- Read-Eval-Print Loops - Implements a read-eval-print loop enabling the sequential lookup of multiple IP addresses.
- Interactive IP Query Tools - Ships a command-line interface for manually inputting addresses and retrieving detailed geographic information in real time.
- IP Metadata Retrievers - Processes IP address streams to retrieve and append geographic and provider metadata.
- Interactive Read-Eval-Print Loops - Provides a continuous read-eval-print loop for sequential manual IP lookups without restarting the process.
