diff --git a/analytics.py b/analytics.py
index eba9f28..b42502a 100644
--- a/analytics.py
+++ b/analytics.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ DB_NAME = 'access_log.db'
 # Create a single global connection to SQLite
 log_db = sqlite3.connect(DB_NAME, check_same_thread=False)
 
+# geo location
+geoReader = geoip2.database.Reader('GeoLite2-City.mmdb')
+
 def init_log_db():
     """Create the file_access_log table if it doesn't already exist."""
     with log_db:
@@ -23,7 +26,8 @@ def init_log_db():
                 rel_path TEXT,
                 filesize INTEGER,
                 mime TEXT,
-                ip_address TEXT,
+                city TEXT,
+                country TEXT,
                 user_agent TEXT,
                 device_id TEXT,
                 cached BOOLEAN
@@ -32,9 +36,9 @@ def init_log_db():
 
 init_log_db()
 
-def lookup_location(ip, reader):
+def lookup_location(ip):
     try:
-        response = reader.city(ip)
+        response = geoReader.city(ip)
         country = response.country.name if response.country.name else "Unknown"
         city = response.city.name if response.city.name else "Unknown"
         return country, city
@@ -97,12 +101,15 @@ def log_file_access(rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id,
     timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).astimezone()
     iso_ts = timestamp.isoformat()
 
+    # Convert the IP address to a location
+    city, country = lookup_location(ip_address)
+
     with log_db:
         log_db.execute('''
             INSERT INTO file_access_log 
-                (timestamp, rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id, cached)
-            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
-        ''', (iso_ts, rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id, cached))
+                (timestamp, rel_path, filesize, mime, city, country, user_agent, device_id, cached)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        ''', (iso_ts, rel_path, filesize, mime, city, country, user_agent, device_id, cached))
     
     # Remove entries older than 10 minutes using our robust parser.
     cutoff_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc).astimezone() - timedelta(minutes=10)
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ def log_file_access(rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id,
     ]
     
     # Add the new entry at the beginning of the list
-    file_access_temp.insert(0, [iso_ts, rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id, cached])
+    file_access_temp.insert(0, [iso_ts, rel_path, filesize, mime, f"{city}, {country}", user_agent, device_id, cached])
     return True
 
 def return_file_access():
@@ -331,17 +338,17 @@ def dashboard():
     folder_data.sort(key=lambda x: x['count'], reverse=True)
     folder_data = folder_data[:10]
 
-    # 6. Aggregate IP addresses with counts
+    # 6. Aggregate locations with counts
     query = f'''
-        SELECT ip_address, COUNT(*) as count
+        SELECT city, country, COUNT(*) as count
         FROM file_access_log
         WHERE timestamp >= ? {filetype_filter_sql}
-        GROUP BY ip_address
+        GROUP BY city
         ORDER BY count DESC
     '''
     with log_db:
         cursor = log_db.execute(query, params_for_filter)
-        ip_rows = cursor.fetchall()
+        locations = cursor.fetchall()
 
     # 7. Summary stats
     # total_accesses
@@ -387,14 +394,11 @@ def dashboard():
     if cached_percentage is not None:
         cached_percentage = f"{cached_percentage:.2f}"
 
-    # 8. Process location data with GeoIP2
-    reader = geoip2.database.Reader('GeoLite2-City.mmdb')
+    # 8. Process location data
     location_data_dict = {}
-    for (ip_addr, cnt) in ip_rows:
-        country, city = lookup_location(ip_addr, reader)
+    for (city, country, cnt) in locations:
         key = (country, city)
         location_data_dict[key] = location_data_dict.get(key, 0) + cnt
-    reader.close()
 
     location_data = [
         dict(country=k[0], city=k[1], count=v)
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index cee0bb8..f439bfc 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def query_recent_connections():
                     'full_path': row[1],
                     'filesize': row[2],
                     'mime_typ': row[3],
-                    'ip_address': row[4],
+                    'location': row[4],
                     'user_agent': row[5],
                     'cached': row[7]
                 }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def handle_request_initial_data():
             'full_path': row[1],
             'filesize' : row[2],
             'mime_typ' : row[3],
-            'ip_address': row[4],
+            'location': row[4],
             'user_agent': row[5],
             'cached':  row[7]
         }
diff --git a/convert_ip.py b/convert_ip.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4b936e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convert_ip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sqlite3
+import geoip2.database
+
+def get_location(ip_address, reader):
+    """
+    Given an IP address, return the location in 'City, Country' format.
+    If the lookup fails, returns 'Unknown, Unknown'.
+    """
+    try:
+        response = reader.city(ip_address)
+        city = response.city.name if response.city.name else "Unknown"
+        country = response.country.name if response.country.name else "Unknown"
+        return city, country
+    except Exception:
+        return "Unknown, Unknown"
+
+def main():
+    # Initialize the GeoLite2 reader
+    reader = geoip2.database.Reader('GeoLite2-City.mmdb')
+    
+    # Connect to your SQLite database (update the path if necessary)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('access_log.db')
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row  # Enable name-based access to columns
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    
+    # Create a new table with the updated structure (location instead of ip_address)
+    cursor.execute('''
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS file_access_log_new (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            timestamp TEXT,
+            rel_path TEXT,
+            filesize INTEGER,
+            mime TEXT,
+            city TEXT,
+            country TEXT,
+            user_agent TEXT,
+            device_id TEXT,
+            cached BOOLEAN
+        )
+    ''')
+    conn.commit()
+    
+    # Read all rows from the old table
+    cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM file_access_log')
+    rows = cursor.fetchall()
+    
+    # Insert rows into the new table, converting IP addresses to locations
+    for row in rows:
+        timestamp = row['timestamp']
+        rel_path = row['rel_path']
+        filesize = row['filesize']
+        mime = row['mime']
+        ip_address = row['ip_address']
+        city, country = get_location(ip_address, reader)
+        user_agent = row['user_agent']
+        device_id = row['device_id']
+        cached = row['cached']
+        
+        cursor.execute('''
+            INSERT INTO file_access_log_new
+            (timestamp, rel_path, filesize, mime, city, country, user_agent, device_id, cached)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        ''', (timestamp, rel_path, filesize, mime, city, country, user_agent, device_id, cached))
+    
+    conn.commit()
+    
+    # Optional: Replace the old table with the new table
+    cursor.execute('DROP TABLE file_access_log')
+    cursor.execute('ALTER TABLE file_access_log_new RENAME TO file_access_log')
+    conn.commit()
+    
+    # Clean up: close connections
+    conn.close()
+    reader.close()
+    
+    print("Database conversion complete.")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/templates/connections.html b/templates/connections.html
index 6cc6b0d..c1763c5 100644
--- a/templates/connections.html
+++ b/templates/connections.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           <thead class="table-secondary">
             <tr>
               <th>Timestamp</th>
-              <th>IP Address</th>
+              <th>Location</th>
               <th>User Agent</th>
               <th>File Path</th>
               <td>File Size</td>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
           const row = document.createElement('tr');
           row.innerHTML = `
             <td>${record.timestamp}</td>
-            <td>${record.ip_address}</td>
+            <td>${record.location}</td>
             <td>${record.user_agent}</td>
             <td>${record.full_path}</td>
             <td>${record.filesize}</td>