# Add an Enterprise Edition License to Redpanda Console > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [streaming-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming-full.txt) --- title: Add an Enterprise Edition License to Redpanda Console latest-redpanda-tag: v25.1.1 latest-console-tag: v3.7.3 latest-operator-version: v26.1.4 # EOL = End-of-Life (support lifecycle status) page-is-nearing-eol: "false" page-is-past-eol: "true" page-eol-date: April 7, 2026 latest-connect-version: 4.93.0 docname: licensing/add-license-console page-component-name: streaming page-version: "25.1" page-component-version: "25.1" page-component-title: Streaming page-relative-src-path: licensing/add-license-console.adoc page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs/edit/v/25.1/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/add-license-console.adoc description: Learn how to add a license to Redpanda Console using one of these provided options. page-git-created-date: "2025-02-06" page-git-modified-date: "2025-02-06" support-status: past end-of-life --- Redpanda Console supports a number of options for adding an Enterprise Edition license. Choose the option that best fits your deployment: | Option | Description | Requirements | | --- | --- | --- | | Upload a license through the UI | Uses the UI to upload a license to Redpanda and Redpanda Console. | Redpanda Console must be connected to a Redpanda cluster. | | Load from the Redpanda cluster at startup (Linux or Kubernetes) | Automatically loads the license from the connected Redpanda cluster during startup, allowing centralized license management. | Redpanda Console must be connected to a Redpanda cluster that has a valid license installed. | | Configure a standalone license for Redpanda Console | Configures Redpanda Console with its own license. This option is best for deployments that are not connected to a Redpanda cluster. | You must add the license key to the Redpanda Console configuration file or an environment variable. |