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License Manager

Using the AdminTool's License Manager module, administrators can enter the license details for the current SmartFoxServer instance. The module also shows the currently active license in the top left box of the interface.

License Manager screenshot

Usage

When a commercial license of SmartFoxServer is purchased, specific instruction received by email guide you to retrieve the corresponding license code. In order to setup your license you should execute the following steps.

  1. Enter the license code in the License code field (copy&paste is highly recommended). This is the unique identifier of your license. If the field is set to an empty string, SmartFoxServer will run in Community Edition mode (limited number of concurrent users).

  2. Enter one or more email addresses separated by commas in the Notifications address/es field, and an email address for the sender in the Notification sender field. This requires that the mail service is configured appropriately in the Mailer tab of the Server Configurator module, and that sender address is a valid sender accepted by the SMTP server.

    Even if this is not mandatory, it is highly recommended that you enter at least one recipient email address of a person or group in charge of monitoring SmartFoxServer. In fact this address is used by the server instance to send specific notifications in case issues arise during the periodic license validation process. This will allow you to take action immediately to avoid service downtimes.
    You can also activate the Max CCU alert switch to be notified if the total number of client connected to the SmartFoxServer instance hits the maximum CCU set on the license multiple times during the last hour.

  3. Click the Submit button to save the entered details in the SmartFoxServer configuration.

  4. Click the Test license button to validate the entered license code against the centralized License Server. If the license validation is successful, the license details are displayed; in case of validation issues, please check the troubleshooting section of the License Server documentation you received when you purchased your license.

  5. Restart the server to activate the commercial license you purchased.

Reloading the license

If the license is of type elastic and you changed its configuration (max CCU or active addons), by clicking the Refresh active license button you can force the SmartFoxServer instance to request the new settings to the License Server and apply them. No need to restart the server.

This is also useful if you upgraded a perpetual license: again, no need to restart SmartFoxServer to apply the new configuration.