Update licenses in the Admin Console

This topic describes how to update a license from the KOTS Admin Console.

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Replicated KOTS is available only for existing customers. For supporting installations into customer managed clusters, we recommend Helm. For more information, see About Helm Installations with Replicated.

KOTS is a Generally Available (GA) product for existing customers. For more information about the Replicated product lifecycle phases, see Support Lifecycle Policy.

Update online licenses

To update licenses in online environments:

1. In the Admin Console, go to the License tab.

2. Click Sync license to get the latest updates.

   

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   If no changes are detected, a License is already up to date message appears.

   When the license is updated, KOTS makes a new version available that includes the license changes:

   

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3. In the dialog, click Go to new version to navigate to the Version history page.

4. On the Version history page, next to the new version labeled License Change, click Deploy then Yes, deploy.

   

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   The version with the license change is then displayed as the currently deployed version, as shown below:

   

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Update air gap licenses

To update licenses in air gap environments:

1. Download the new license. Ensure that it is available on the machine where you can access a browser.

2. In the Admin Console, go to the License tab.

3. Click Upload license and select the new license.

   

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   If no changes are detected, a License is already up to date message appears.

   When the license is updated, KOTS makes a new version available that includes the license changes:

   

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4. In the dialog, click Go to new version to navigate to the Version history page.

5. On the Version history page, next to the new version labeled License Change, click Deploy then Yes, deploy.

   

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   The version with the license change is then displayed as the currently deployed version, as shown below:

   

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Upgrade from a community license

If you have a community license, you can change your license by uploading a new one. This allows you to upgrade from a community version of the software without having to reinstall the Admin Console and the application.

To change a community license to another license:

1. Download the new license.
2. In the License tab of the Admin Console, click Change license.
3. In the dialog, upload the new license file.