---
title: "Apply Licenses to Lasernet Core Services"
slug: "apply-licenses-to-lasernet-core-services"
description: "Instructions for applying licenses to Lasernet Core environments."
tags: ["Lasernet Core 11", "Licensing"]
updated: 2026-08-03T09:20:19Z
published: 2026-08-03T09:20:19Z
canonical: "kb.lasernetgroup.com/apply-licenses-to-lasernet-core-services"
---

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# Apply Licenses to Lasernet Core Services

A Lasernet Core environment requires a valid and current license. A crucial stage in making a Lasernet Core system operational is uploading a license in the Lasernet Core administration tool and applying that license to environments.

A Lasernet Core license permits the use of specified modules and packages.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Lasernet Developer 11 does not require a license.

To apply a license to Lasernet Core, follow the quick start process or the full installation and setup process on this page.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> **About the quick start process:** The quick start process is a simpler route to an operational Lasernet Core system and it requires only basic IT knowledge. However, it results in a system that is suitable only for demonstration or trial purposes. For more information about the quick start process (and its inherent compromises), see the main [Lasernet Core 11 Installation and Setup Guide](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) page.
> 
> 
> 
> **About the full installation and setup process:** The full installation and setup process describes all available installation and setup options and is suitable for setting up production Lasernet Core systems. However, parts of it require some IT and database administration knowledge.

## Manage

### Quick Start Installation Process

The quick start process describes only how to apply a Lasernet Core demo license.

1. [Sign in to Manage](/v1/docs/sign-in-to-the-lasernet-core-administration-tool).
2. In the **System Configuration** menu (see 1 in the image below), click **Licenses** (2).

![The Licenses menu item in the System Configuration menu.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/licenses menu item.png)
3. Click **Upload License File**.

![A rectangle indicates the position of the Upload License File button on the Licenses page.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/upload licence file.png)
4. In the **Upload License File** window, enter a descriptive **Name** for the license and optionally a suitable **Description**.

![The Upload License File window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/upload license file window.png)
5. Click **Select file** (in the **License File** area).
6. In the **Open** window, navigate to and select the correct `.license` file, then click **Open**.
7. Click **Confirm**. The license is added to the **Licenses** page, and its tile displays its main properties. Click the license’s tile to see more details about it.

![A license tile is selected and the side panel shows details of the license.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/demo license details(4).png)
8. Apply the license to the Lasernet Core environment that you created:
  1. In the **System Configuration** menu, click **Environments**.
  2. Click the environment that you want to apply the license to.

![A red rectangle indicates an environment tile.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/environment tile(1).png)
  3. In the **General** area of the environment’s properties pane, select the license from the **Licenses** list.
  4. Click **Confirm**.

![A rectangle indicates a license in the Licenses list in the environment's properties pane.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/select license(1).png)

Config Server has applied the license to the environment.

#### Next Steps

The next step of the [Lasernet Core 11 installation and setup process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) is to [configure users, groups, and security roles](/v1/docs/configure-users-and-roles).

### Full Installation and Setup Process

The full installation and setup process includes steps for applying a demo license or a standard Lasernet Core license.

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> After you add a standard Lasernet Core license, Lasernet Config Server connects to the license server to activate the license.
> 
> If the server that Lasernet Config Server is running on does not have internet access, you must follow the [offline activation process](/v1/docs/apply-licenses-to-lasernet-core-services#offline-license-activation).

For other licensing information (such as how to unassign, remove, and deactivate a license, or how to “synchronize” a license if your organization has bought additional Lasernet Core features), see the [Lasernet Core License Management](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-license-management) page of the Lasernet Core Administration Guide.

To add and apply a Lasernet Core license, follow these steps:

1. [Sign in to Manage](/v1/docs/sign-in-to-the-lasernet-core-administration-tool).
2. In the **System Configuration** menu (see 1 in the image below), click **Licenses** (2).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/licenses%20menu%20item.png)
3. Follow the steps below that correspond to the type of license (standard or demo) you want to add:

**Add a standard Lasernet Core license to the Config Server**

  1. Click **New License** (3).

![A number annotated screenshot that includes the New License window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/add standard license.png)
  2. In the **New License** window, enter a descriptive **Name** for the license, a suitable **Description**, and the **Activation Code** for the Lasernet Core license.
  3. Click **Confirm** (4). The Config Server connects to the license server over the internet to activate the license and then adds it to the **Licenses** page. The license’s tile displays its main properties

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If the server does not have internet access, you must follow the [offline activation process](/v1/docs/apply-licenses-to-lasernet-core-services#offline-license-activation).

**Add a demo license to the Config Server**

  1. Click **Upload License File** (3).

![A rectangle indicates the position of the Upload License File button on the Licenses page.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/upload%20licence%20file.png)
  2. In the **Upload License File** window, enter a descriptive **Name** for the license and optionally a suitable **Description**.

![The Upload License File window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/upload%20license%20file%20window.png)
  3. Click **Select file** (in the **License File** area).
  4. In the **Open** window, navigate to and select the correct `.license` file, then click **Open**.
  5. Click **Confirm**. The license is added to the **Licenses** page, and its tile displays its main properties.
4. Click the license’s tile to see details about it:

![A license tile is selected and the side panel shows details of the license.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/demo license details(5).png) The license details include:
  - **Name:** The name that you entered.
  - **Description:** The description that you entered.
  - **Type:** The license type.
  - **Environments:** The number of environments that the license has been applied to, followed by the number of environments permitted by the license. For example, if the license permits you to apply the license to six environments, and you have applied it to four, **Environments** will contain **4 / 6**. If the license can be applied to an unlimited number of environments, the second number is replaced by **∞** (infinity).
  - **Pods:** The number of pods permitted by the license.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> **Pods** is relevant to Lasernet cloud customers only.
  - **Expires:** Expiry date of the license (if any).
5. Apply the license to Lasernet Core environments:
  1. In the **System Configuration** menu, click **Environments**.
  2. Click the environment that you want to apply the license to.

![A red rectangle indicates an environment tile.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/environment tile(2).png)
  3. In the **General** area of the environment’s properties pane, select the license from the **Licenses** list.
  4. Click **Confirm**.

![A rectangle indicates a license in the Licenses list in the environment's properties pane.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/select license(2).png)

The Config Server has applied the license to the environment.

#### Check Which Modules and Packages are Permitted by a License

You can check which Lasernet Core modules and packages are permitted by a particular license.

1. In the **System Configuration** menu, click **Licenses**.
2. On the **Licenses** page, click the license that you want to check.
3. In the license’s properties pane, scroll down and check the content of the **Packages** and **Modules** areas.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> On the **Modules** tab, non-licensed and third-party modules are listed in the **Other** section.

![The Packages and Modules areas in the license properties pane.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/check packages and modules(1).png)

#### Next Steps

The next step of the [Lasernet Core 11 installation and setup process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) is to [configure users, groups, and security roles](/v1/docs/configure-users-and-roles).

## Lasernet Config Web App

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> The Lasernet Config web app was provided with earlier versions of Lasernet Core. It is a legacy web app and will be deprecated in a future version of Lasernet Core.

**Expand for information**

### Quick Start Installation Process

The quick start process describes only how to apply a Lasernet Core demo license.

1. [Sign in to the Lasernet Config web app](/v1/docs/sign-in-to-the-lasernet-core-administration-tool).
2. In the **Tools** menu (on the left side), click **Licenses** (see 1 in the image below).
3. Click **Upload license** (see 3 in the image below).

![A number annotated screenshot showing the position of the Licenses menu item, Upload license button, and Add License window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config upload license.png)
4. In the **Open** window, navigate to and then select the correct `.license` file.
5. In the **Add License** window, enter a descriptive **Name** for the license and a suitable **Description**.
6. Click **OK**. The license is listed on the **Licenses** page.

![The Licenses page of the Lasernet Config web app with a demo license listed on it.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config licenses page.png)
7. Apply the license to the Lasernet Core environment that you created:
  1. In the **Tools** menu, click **Environments** (see 1 in the image below).

![A number annotated screenshot of the Environments page and the License tab of the Edit Environment window with a license selected.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config apply license.png)
  2. Click the environment that you want to apply the license to.
  3. Click **Edit** (2).
  4. In the **Edit Environment** window, click the **License** tab (3).
  5. Select the license from the **License** list.
  6. Click **OK**.

On the **Environments** page, the **License** column of the table shows which license is applied to each environment.

#### Next Steps

The next step of the [Lasernet Core 11 installation and setup process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) is to [configure users, groups, and security roles](/v1/docs/configure-users-and-roles).

### Full Installation and Setup Process

The full installation and setup process includes steps for applying a demo license or a standard Lasernet Core license.

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> After you add a standard Lasernet Core license, Lasernet Config Server connects to the license server to activate the license.
> 
> If the server that Lasernet Config Server is running on does not have internet access, you must follow the [offline activation process](/v1/docs/apply-licenses-to-lasernet-core-services#offline-license-activation).

For other licensing information (such as how to unassign, remove, and deactivate a license, or how to “synchronize” a license if your organization has bought additional Lasernet Core features), see the [Lasernet Core License Management](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-license-management) page of the Lasernet Core Administration Guide.

To add and apply a Lasernet Core license, follow these steps:

1. [Sign in to the Lasernet Config web app](/v1/docs/sign-in-to-the-lasernet-core-administration-tool).
2. In the **Tools** menu, click **Licenses** (see 1 in the image below; expand the relevant section).
3. Follow the steps below that correspond to the type of license (standard or demo) you want to add:

**Add a standard Lasernet Core license to Config Server**

  1. In the top toolbar, click **Add** (2).

![A number annotated screenshot of the Licenses page indicating the position of the Add button and with the Add License window displayed.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config add license.png)
  2. In the **Add License** window, enter a descriptive **Name** for the license, a suitable **Description**, and the license **Key** for the Lasernet Core license.
  3. Click **OK**. Config Server will connect to the license server over the internet to activate the license. The license is added to the list.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If the server does not have internet access, you must follow the [offline activation process](/v1/docs/apply-licenses-to-lasernet-core-services#offline-license-activation).

**Add a demo license to Config Server**

  1. Click **Upload license** (3).

![A number annotated screenshot showing the position of the Licenses menu item, Upload license button, and Add License window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config upload license.png)
  2. In the **Open** window, navigate to and then select the correct `.license` file.
  3. In the **Add License** window, enter a descriptive **Name** for the license and a suitable **Description**.
  4. Click **OK**.
4. Review the license details in the table on the **Licenses** page.

![The Licenses page of the Lasernet Config web app with a demo license listed on it.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config licenses page.png)
  - **Name:** The name that you entered.
  - **Type:** The license type.
  - **Key:** The license key or ***** DEMO *****.
  - **Environments:** The number of environments that the license has been applied to, followed by the number of environments permitted by the license. For example, if the license permits you to apply the license to six environments, and you have applied it to four, **Environments** will contain **4 / 6**. If the license can be applied to an unlimited number of environments, the second number is replaced by **∞** (infinity).
  - **Pods:** The number of pods permitted by the license.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> **Pods** is relevant to Lasernet cloud customers only.
  - **Expires:** Expiry date of the license (if any).
  - **Description:** The description that you entered.
5. Apply the license to Lasernet Core environments:
  1. In the **Tools** menu, click **Environments** (see 1 in the image below).

![A number annotated screenshot of the Environments page and the License tab of the Edit Environment window with a license selected.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config apply license.png)
  2. Click the environment that you want to apply the license to, then click **Edit** (2).
  3. In the **Edit Environment** window, click the **License** tab (3).
  4. Select the license from the **License** list.
  5. Click **OK**.

On the **Environments** page, the **License** column of the table shows which license is applied to each environment.

The **Pods** column shows how many pods (out of the maximum number permitted by the license) have been created for that environment. This is relevant to Lasernet cloud customers only.

#### Check Which Modules and Packages are Permitted by a License

You can check which Lasernet Core modules and packages are permitted by a particular license.

1. In the **Tools** menu, click **Licenses**.
2. Click the license you want to check, then click **Edit**.
3. In the **License Properties** window, check the content of the **Modules** and **Packages** tabs.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> The **Packages** tab is present only for standard Lasernet Core licenses.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> On the **Modules** tab, non-licensed and third-party modules are listed in the **Other** section.

#### Next Steps

The next step of the [Lasernet Core 11 installation and setup process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) is to [configure users, groups, and security roles](/v1/docs/configure-users-and-roles).

## Offline License Activation

When you add a standard Lasernet Core license to the Config Server, it must be activated before Lasernet Core environments can use it.

When an internet connection is available, the Config Server connects to the Lasernet Group license server to activate the license.

If an internet connection is not available, Manage (or the Lasernet Config web app) will display a license key that you must enter into the [Lasernet Offline Activation portal](https://activation.lasernetgroup.com/) (along with your Lasernet Core activation code) from an internet-connected device. The Lasernet Offline Activation portal will generate an activated license file, which you upload to the Config Server.

### Offline Activation Steps

If an internet connection is not available when you add a license to the Config Server, follow these steps:

1. If you add a standard Lasernet Core license to Config Server but the Lasernet Group license server cannot be reached, Manage displays a license key (and activation code). Copy the license key and activation code.

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> You must copy the license key when it is displayed. After you close the window, it is not possible to display the license key again. If you close the window without noting the code, delete the corresponding tile on the **Licences** page and start the new license process again.
> 
> 
> 
> The activation code was supplied to you with your purchase of Lasernet Core.
  - Manage

![The Offline Activation window in Manage showing an Activation Code and Licence Key.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/offline activation window.png)
  - Lasernet Config web app

![The Offline Activation window in the Lasernet Config web app showing an Activiation Code and Licence Key.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config offline activation.png)
2. Go to the [Lasernet Offline Activation portal](https://activation.lasernetgroup.com/) and follow the process there. You will need:

![The first page of the Lasernet Offline Activation website.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/offline activation 1(1).png)

![The second page of the Lasernet Offline Activation website.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/offline activation 2.png)
  - The activation code supplied when you purchased Lasernet Core.
  - The license key displayed by Manage (or the Lasernet Config web app).
3. On the final page of the offline activation process, download the activated license.

![The third page of the Lasernet Offline Activation website.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/offline activation 3.png)
4. Copy the activated license file to the server that the Config Server is running on.
5. Upload the activated license file to the Config Server.

**Manage**

  1. Click **Upload License File**.

![A rectangle indicates the position of the Upload License File button on the Licenses page.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/upload activated license(1).png)
  2. In the **Upload License File** window, enter the **Name** of the license and optionally a suitable **Description**.

![The Upload Licence File window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/upload license file window activated license.png)
  3. Click **Select file** (in the **Licence File** area).
  4. In the **Open** window, navigate to and select the `.license` file for the activated license, then click **Open**.
  5. Click **Confirm**.

**Lasernet Config web app**

  1. In the **Tools** menu, click **Licenses** (see 1 in the image below; expand the relevant section).
  2. Click **Upload license** (3).

![A number annotated screenshot showing the position of the Licenses menu item, Upload license button, and Add License window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/lasernet config upload license.png)
  3. In the **Open** window, navigate to and then select the correct `.license` file.
  4. In the **Add License** window, enter a descriptive **Name** for the license and a suitable **Description**.
  5. Click **OK**.

The license is activated and you can apply it to a Lasernet Core environment.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> For information about the offline process for license deactivation and synchronization, see [Lasernet Core License Management](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-license-management).