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Software Licensing

The Xillio Link Redirector is a licensed software product. This means that you need a license to run the software. The license is a key that needs to be added to the configuration file, or the environment variables, to start the software. If you do not have a license, you can request via our Sales team.

Installing your License Key​

For a more detailed explanation on how to install your license key, please refer to the Configuration guide.

As mentioned above, the license key can be installed in two ways:

  • Using the configuration file.
  • Or using environment variables.

Using the Configuration File​

When using the configuration files, you can add the license key to for example your config.yml or config.json file. The license key should be added to the license.key-field.

license:
  key: "your-license-key"

or

{
  "license": {
    "key": "your-license-key"
  }
}

Using Environment Variables​

By setting the XLR_LICENSE_KEY-environment variable to the license key, the Xillio Link Redirector will automatically pick up the license key and can be start.

Periodic License Checks​

The Xillio Link Redirector will check the license key periodically. If the license key is invalid, the software will enter a grace period. During this grace period, the software will still be operational. During this grace period, the license check will be performed 3 more times. If the license key is still invalid after these checks, the software will stop working.

Important

The license is checked after every hour. If the license key is invalid, the software will enter the grace period. During this period the software will check every ~20min if the license key is still invalid.

If the license check passes during this grace period, the counter will be reset. This means that a flakey network connection will not cause the software to stop working immediately.