License Management
The License Management page allows you to enter, validate, and manage your AdminBolt license key to unlock premium features.
Overview
URL: /admin/license
This page is divided into several key areas:
License Key Activation (visible when no license is active)
When the panel has no active license, the page shows an input field for the license key:
- Input Field - Enter your license key (case-sensitive, no spaces).
- Validate License Button - Sends the license key for validation.
- If successful, the message shown is:
Success - License key is valid and has been applied!
Trial License (visible when no license is active)
If no license key is available, you can request a free trial license directly from the interface.
- Click the Request Trial License button to generate a free trial.
- Trial licenses activate immediately and unlock all features temporarily.
License Status (visible when a license is active)
After a license is successfully validated, the current status is shown:
- License Valid - Indicates that the license is active and working.
- Server IP - Displays the IP address the license is bound to.
- Expires On - License expiration date with a "X years/months from now" hint.
- Active License Key - Obfuscated display of the current license. Click Reveal to show the full key.
What an expired license stops
Since 1.6.0 license validity applies to every way the server is controlled, not only to the admin panel:
| Surface | With an expired license |
|---|---|
| Admin panel | Blocked, as before. |
| Client and reseller panels | Replaced with a page telling the user to contact their provider. Signing in is included. |
| REST API (admin, client, and reseller) | Reads (GET, HEAD, OPTIONS) keep working, so monitoring and billing integrations still see data. Every call that changes something is refused with 403 and a message naming the license. |
| Hosted websites, mail, DNS, and webmail | Never gated. Customer services keep running whatever the license state. |
The check reads the cached validity, so a slow or unreachable license server never blocks requests.
For an operator this means an expired license stops you managing the server, and stops your customers managing theirs, but it does not take their sites or mail offline.
Need Help?
A help section is available at the bottom of the page with important tips:
- Contact support if validation fails.
- Ensure no spaces or typos in the key.
- Keys are case-sensitive and tied to your IP.
- Click the refresh icon to revalidate.
- Removing the license deletes all saved license data.