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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/license.md b/doc/user/admin_area/license.md index c37a61d6748..2b0496b381a 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/license.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/license.md @@ -8,14 +8,22 @@ type: howto # Activate GitLab EE with a license **(STARTER ONLY)** To activate all GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) functionality, you need to upload -a license. After you've received your license from GitLab Inc., you can upload it -by **signing into your GitLab instance as an admin** or adding it at -installation time. +a license. It's only possible to activate GitLab Enterprise Edition, so first verify which edition +you are running. To verify, sign in to GitLab and browse to `/help`. The GitLab edition and version +are listed at the top of the **Help** page. + +If you are running GitLab Community Edition (CE), upgrade your installation to +GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE). For more details, see [Upgrading between editions](../../update/README.md#upgrading-between-editions). +If you have questions or need assistance upgrading from GitLab CE to EE please [contact GitLab Support](https://about.gitlab.com/support/#contact-support). The license is a base64-encoded ASCII text file with a `.gitlab-license` extension. You can obtain the file by [purchasing a license](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) or by signing up for a [free trial](https://about.gitlab.com/free-trial/). +After you've received your license from GitLab Inc., you can upload it +by **signing into your GitLab instance as an admin** or adding it at +installation time. + As of GitLab Enterprise Edition 9.4.0, a newly-installed instance without an uploaded license only has the Core features active. A trial license activates all Ultimate features, but after @@ -108,8 +116,9 @@ To remove a license from a self-managed instance: ## License history -You can upload and view more than one license, -but only the latest license is used as the active license. +You can upload and view more than one license, but only the latest license in the current date +range is used as the active license. When you upload a future-dated license, it +doesn't take effect until its applicable date. ## Troubleshooting |