diff --git a/pages/api/auth/checkOwner.ts b/pages/api/auth/checkOwner.ts
index 0383d551..16be2586 100644
--- a/pages/api/auth/checkOwner.ts
+++ b/pages/api/auth/checkOwner.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ export async function handler(req: AuthenticatedRequest, res: NextApiResponse<Da
     if (!user) {
       return res.status(404).json({ success: false, error: "User not found" })
     }
-	
-
+    
     return res.status(200).json({ success: true, isOwner: user.isOwner || false })
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error checking workspace ownership:", error)
diff --git a/utils/session.ts b/utils/session.ts
index 891614c5..36d51796 100644
--- a/utils/session.ts
+++ b/utils/session.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,109 @@ import * as crypto from 'crypto'
 import prisma from '@/utils/database'
 import { UAParser } from 'ua-parser-js'
 import axios from 'axios'
+import * as net from 'net'
 
 interface IpapiRes {
   country_name: string,
   region: string
 }
 
-const SESSION_SECRET = process.env.SESSION_SECRET!
+interface IpapiRes {
+  country_name: string,
+  region: string
+}
+
+interface GeoResult {
+  country: string | null
+  region: string | null
+}
+
+const SESSION_SECRET = process.env.SESSION_SECRET!;
+
+const geoCache = new Map<string, { data: GeoResult; expiresAt: number }>()
+const GEO_CACHE_TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 // 24h
+
+function normalizeIp(rawIp: string): string {
+  const trimmed = rawIp.trim()
+  const mappedV4Prefix = '::ffff:'
+  if (trimmed.toLowerCase().startsWith(mappedV4Prefix)) {
+    return trimmed.slice(mappedV4Prefix.length)
+  }
+  return trimmed
+}
+
+function isPrivateOrLocalIp(ip: string): boolean {
+  if (ip === '::1' || ip === '127.0.0.1') return true
+
+  if (net.isIP(ip) === 4) {
+    return (
+      ip.startsWith('10.') ||
+      ip.startsWith('192.168.') ||
+      /^172\.(1[6-9]|2\d|3[0-1])\./.test(ip) ||
+      ip.startsWith('127.') ||
+      ip.startsWith('169.254.')
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (net.isIP(ip) === 6) {
+    const lower = ip.toLowerCase()
+    return (
+      lower === '::1' ||
+      lower.startsWith('fc') ||
+      lower.startsWith('fd') ||
+      lower.startsWith('fe80:')
+    )
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
+
+function sanitizePublicIp(ipAddress?: string): string | null {
+  if (!ipAddress) return null
+  const normalized = normalizeIp(ipAddress)
+  if (!normalized || net.isIP(normalized) === 0) return null
+  if (isPrivateOrLocalIp(normalized)) return null
+  return normalized
+}
+
+async function lookupGeo(ipAddress?: string): Promise<GeoResult> {
+  const empty: GeoResult = { country: null, region: null }
+
+  const safeIp = sanitizePublicIp(ipAddress)
+  if (!safeIp) {
+    return empty
+  }
+
+  const cached = geoCache.get(safeIp)
+  if (cached && cached.expiresAt > Date.now()) {
+    return cached.data
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const geoUrl = new URL(`/${encodeURIComponent(safeIp)}/json/`, 'https://ipapi.co')
+    const res = await axios.get<IpapiRes>(
+      geoUrl.toString(),
+      { timeout: 2000 }
+    )
+
+    if ((res.data as any).error) {
+      console.warn('ipapi.co returned an error payload:', (res.data as any).reason)
+      return empty
+    }
+
+    const geo: GeoResult = {
+      country: res.data.country_name ?? null,
+      region: res.data.region ?? null,
+    }
+
+    geoCache.set(safeIp, { data: geo, expiresAt: Date.now() + GEO_CACHE_TTL_MS })
+
+    return geo
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('ipapi.co lookup failed, continuing without geo data:', err)
+    return empty
+  }
+}
 
 function generateToken(): string {
   const token = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('hex')
@@ -118,7 +214,8 @@ async function createSession(
 
   const info = await axios.get<IpapiRes>('https://ipapi.co/json');
 
-  const { browser, os, device } = parseUA(userAgent)
+  const { browser, os, device } = parseUA(userAgent);
+  const geo = await lookupGeo(ipAddress);
 
   const session = await prisma.authSession.create({
     data: {
@@ -259,7 +356,6 @@ async function deleteOtherSessions(
   userId: bigint,
   sid: string
 ) {
-
   return prisma.authSession.deleteMany({
     where: {
       userId,
@@ -329,5 +425,5 @@ export {
   deleteOtherSessions,
   deleteAllUserSessions,
   listActiveSessions,
-  purgeExpiredSessions,
+  purgeExpiredSessions
 }
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