# rpk generate license

> 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)

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title: rpk generate license
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description: Generate a trial license for a 30-day Redpanda Enterprise Edition trial. The license is saved in your working directory or the specified path.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-generate/rpk-generate-license.md -->

Generate a trial license for a 30-day Redpanda Enterprise Edition trial. The license is saved in your working directory or the specified path.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk generate license [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --apply | bool | Apply the generated license to your Redpanda cluster. |
| --company | string | Company name for trial license registration. |
| --email | string | Company email for trial license registration. |
| --last-name | string | Last name for trial license registration. |
| --name | string | First name for trial license registration. |
| --no-confirm | bool | Disable confirmation prompt for overwriting and applying the generated license file. |
| --path | string | File path for generating the license. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |