local ip address removed from storing

landing_page/middleware.py

@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ class AnalyticsMiddleware:
         self.get_response = get_response
 
     def __call__(self, request):
-        ip = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR')
+        # ip = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR')
+        # 1. Get the real IP
+        x_forwarded_for = request.META.get('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR')
+        if x_forwarded_for:
+            # Get the first IP in the list (the original client)
+            ip = x_forwarded_for.split(',')[0].strip()
+        else:
+            ip = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR')
         
         # LOG 1: Check if Middleware is even being triggered
         print(f"DEBUG: Middleware triggered for IP: {ip}") 

landing_page/tasks.py

@@ -5,14 +5,9 @@ from .models import VisitorLog
 def log_visitor_location(ip_address):
     # if ip_address in ['127.0.0.1', 'localhost']:
     #     return
-    if ip_address.startswith(('127.', '192.168.', '10.', '172.16.')):
+    if ip_address.startswith(('127.', '10.')):
-        VisitorLog.objects.create(
+       
-            ip_address=ip_address,
+        print(f"DEBUG: Logged Skipped local IP {ip_address}")
-            country="Local Network",
-            city="Development Machine",
-            region="Home"
-        )
-        print(f"DEBUG: Logged local IP {ip_address}")
         return
 
     try:

tenhal/settings.py

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = 'Asia/Riyadh'
 
 USE_I18N = True