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# Remove GeoBlock Plugin

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<Note>
  This is a community guide and is not officially supported. If you have any issues, please reach out to the community on [Discord](https://pangolin.net/discord) or [Github discussions](https://github.com/orgs/fosrl/discussions).
</Note>

Pangolin now supports native geoblocking. If you previously installed the Traefik GeoBlock plugin, remove it before enabling native geoblocking to avoid duplicate blocking or startup errors.

<Note>
  After cleanup, follow [Enable Geo-blocking](/self-host/advanced/enable-geoblocking) to configure native geoblocking in Pangolin.
</Note>

## Remove the GeoBlock plugin

<Steps>
  <Step title="Remove GeoBlock middleware references">
    Remove any references to `geoblock@file` from your Traefik entry points, routers, or labels.

    Example removal in `/config/traefik/traefik_config.yml`:

    ```yaml theme={"dark"}
    entryPoints:
      websecure:
        http:
          middlewares:
            # Remove this line
            - geoblock@file
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Remove the plugin definition from Traefik static config">
    Delete the GeoBlock plugin block from `/config/traefik/traefik_config.yml`:

    ```yaml theme={"dark"}
    experimental:
      plugins:
        geoblock:
          moduleName: github.com/PascalMinder/geoblock
          version: v0.3.2
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Remove the middleware configuration from dynamic config">
    Delete the GeoBlock middleware section from `/config/traefik/dynamic_config.yml`:

    ```yaml theme={"dark"}
    http:
      middlewares:
        geoblock:
          plugin:
            geoblock:
              ...
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Restart Traefik">
    Restart Traefik to apply the changes:

    ```bash theme={"dark"}
    docker restart traefik
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next steps

Follow [Enable Geo-blocking](/self-host/advanced/enable-geoblocking) to configure native geoblocking in Pangolin.