Docs Self-Managed Get Started Redpanda Licensing Add an Enterprise License Linux You are viewing the Self-Managed v24.3 beta documentation. We welcome your feedback at the Redpanda Community Slack #beta-feedback channel. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. Add an Enterprise Edition License to Redpanda in Linux To enable enterprise features for Redpanda Self-Managed, you must have an Enterprise Edition license. This guide outlines how to apply or update an Enterprise Edition license for Redpanda Self-Managed in a Linux environment. Prerequisites You must have rpk installed and configured to connect to your Redpanda cluster. You must have an Enterprise Edition license. Request a license if you don’t have one already. Add a new license Redpanda supports the following ways to apply a new license: Provide the path to a file containing the license. Pass the license string directly. Use Redpanda Console to upload the license to Redpanda. Apply the license using a license file If you have the license key stored in a file, you can apply it by specifying the file path: rpk cluster license set --path <path-to-license-file> -X admin.hosts=<admin-api-url> Replace the following placeholders: <path-to-license-file> with the path to your license file. <admin-api-url> the Redpanda admin host and port Apply the license using an inline license string If you want to provide the license string directly, use the following command: rpk cluster license set <license-string> If neither the path nor the license string are provided, rpk looks for the license in /etc/redpanda/redpanda.license. Use Redpanda Console You can upload a license directly through Redpanda Console. See Manage Enterprise Edition Licenses through Redpanda Console. Verify a license After adding or updating a license, you can use rpk to verify that the license was set. rpk cluster license info This command will display the current license details, including the expiration date. For example: LICENSE INFORMATION =================== Organization: redpanda Type: enterprise Expires: Oct 24 2027 Update an existing license To update an existing license, you can use one the following methods: rpk cluster license set Redpanda Console When a new license is uploaded, enterprise features in Redpanda Self-Managed are unlocked immediately without requiring a cluster restart. However, to unlock enterprise features in Redpanda Console, you must restart the Redpanda Console instance. Next steps Monitor the Status of an Enterprise Edition License. Suggested reading rpk cluster license set Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution Add an Enterprise License Kubernetes