# If your web server is publicly accessible on the Internet
 # =========================================================
 # To get the `real`, `public` IP address of the client.
 # Where:
 #    `Real IP` = Client's IP and not that of any `in-between` proxies.
 #    `Public IP` = Any IP address that is route-able on the Internet

 from ipware.ip import get_real_ip
 ip = get_real_ip(request)
 if ip is not None:
    # we have a real, public ip address for user
 else:
    # we don't have a real, public ip address for user


 # If your web server is NOT publicly accessible on the Internet
 # =============================================================
 # To get the `best matched` IP address of the client.
 # Where:
 #    `Best Matched IP` = The first matched public IP if found, else the first matched non-public IP.

 from ipware.ip import get_ip
 ip = get_ip(request)
 if ip is not None:
    # we have an ip address for user
 else:
    # we don't have an ip address for user

 # By default the left most address in the `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR` is returned. However, depending on your
 # preference and needs, you can change this behavior by passing the `right_most_proxy=True` to the API.
 # Please note that not all proxies are equal. So left to right or right to left is not a rule that all
 # proxy servers follow.
 from ipware.ip import get_ip
 ip = get_ip(request, right_most_proxy=True)
 # OR
 ip = get_real_ip(request, right_most_proxy=True)

 # you can provide your own meta precedence order by
 # including IPWARE_META_PRECEDENCE_ORDER in your
 # settings.py. The check is done from top to bottom
 IPWARE_META_PRECEDENCE_ORDER = (
     'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR', # client, proxy1, proxy2
     'HTTP_CLIENT_IP',
     'HTTP_X_REAL_IP',
     'HTTP_X_FORWARDED',
     'HTTP_X_CLUSTER_CLIENT_IP',
     'HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR',
     'HTTP_FORWARDED',
     'HTTP_VIA',
     'X_FORWARDED_FOR', # client, proxy1, proxy2 - used by AWS etc.
     'REMOTE_ADDR',
 )

 # you can provide your own private IP prefixes by
 # including IPWARE_PRIVATE_IP_PREFIX in your setting.py
 # IPs that start with items listed below are ignored
 # and are not considered a `real` IP address
 'IPWARE_PRIVATE_IP_PREFIX', (
     '0.',  # externally non-routable
     '10.',  # class A private block
     '169.254.',  # link-local block
     '172.16.', '172.17.', '172.18.', '172.19.',
     '172.20.', '172.21.', '172.22.', '172.23.',
     '172.24.', '172.25.', '172.26.', '172.27.',
     '172.28.', '172.29.', '172.30.', '172.31.',  # class B private blocks
     '192.0.2.',  # reserved for documentation and example code
     '192.168.',  # class C private block
     '255.255.255.',  # IPv4 broadcast address
 ) + (
     '2001:db8:',  # reserved for documentation and example code
     'fc00:',  # IPv6 private block
     'fe80:',  # link-local unicast
     'ff00:',  # IPv6 multicast
 )