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Billing and payments: /en/billing
Billing and payments: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing
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Blog: https://github.blog
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Contact support: https://support.github.com
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Download your license: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/download-your-license
Enterprise accounts: /en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/concepts/enterprise-fundamentals/enterprise-accounts
Enterprise license troubleshooting: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/enterprise-license-troubleshooting
Enterprise license usage: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/enterprise-license-usage
Expert services: https://services.github.com
GHES license files: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/ghes-license-files
GitHub Advanced Security: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-advanced-security
GitHub Docs: /en/enterprise-server@3.21
GitHub Enterprise website: https://enterprise.github.com/download
GitHub license users: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/github-license-users
GitHub's Sales team: https://github.com/enterprise/contact
Home: /en/enterprise-server@3.21
How-tos: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos
Learn how to contribute: /contributing
License files for GitHub Enterprise Server: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/ghes-license-files
License reports: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/license-reports
Make a contribution: https://github.com/github/docs/blob/main/content/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/download-your-license.md
Manage enterprise invoice: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/manage-enterprise-invoice
Manage server licenses: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
Privacy policy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Privacy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Roles for Visual Studio: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/roles-for-visual-studio
Set up VS subscription: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/set-up-vs-subscription
Status: https://www.githubstatus.com/
Supported payment methods: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/supported-payment-methods
Sync license usage: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/sync-license-usage
Terms: /en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service
Upload new license: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/upload-new-license
Uploading a new license to GitHub Enterprise Server: /en/enterprise-server@3.22/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/upload-new-license
Usage-based licenses: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/usage-based-licenses
View GHAS committers: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/products/view-ghas-committers
View enterprise usage: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/view-enterprise-usage
View product/license use: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/products/view-productlicense-use
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Downloading your license for GitHub Enterprise
You can download a copy of your license file for GitHub Enterprise Server.
Who can use this feature?
Enterprise owners can download license files for GitHub Enterprise Server.
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Downloading your license file
About license files for GitHub Enterprise
After you purchase or upgrade a license for GitHub Enterprise from
GitHub's Sales team
, you must download your new license file. For more information about licenses for GitHub Enterprise, see
License files for GitHub Enterprise Server
.
If you'd like to renew or add user licenses to GitHub Enterprise, or if you have questions about your license, contact
GitHub's Sales team
. Your new license file will be available for download immediately after you complete your order.
Downloading your license file
There are two possible ways to download a license file for GitHub Enterprise Server.
If you are using a trial of GitHub Enterprise Server, if you do not have an enterprise account on GitHub Enterprise Cloud, if you have GHE.com with volume license billing, or if you are not sure, you may be able to download your license file from the
GitHub Enterprise website
.
If you are an existing GitHub Enterprise customer with an enterprise account on GitHub Enterprise Cloud, or if you have GHE.com with metered license billing, you can download your license file from GitHub.com or GHE.com using the following instructions.
If you have any questions about downloading your license, contact
GitHub's Sales team
. For more information about enterprise accounts, see
Enterprise accounts
in the GitHub Enterprise Cloud documentation.
Navigate to GitHub Enterprise Cloud.
In the top-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture.
Depending on your environment, click
Enterprise
, or click
Enterprises
then click the enterprise you want to view.
At the top of the page, click
Billing and licensing
.
Click
Licensing
to show detailed information on license use.
Optionally, if a yellow banner appears, click
Generate new license
to generate a new license key. A yellow banner appears in either of the following situations:
Your license usage for GitHub Enterprise Cloud has changed. For metered billing enterprises, this means the consumed Cloud license count has increased, and you can generate a new license with updated seat capacity.
Your current server license key expires within 30 days.
Note
If your enterprise uses metered (usage-based) billing, the seat count in your generated Server license is based on the number of
consumed Cloud licenses
at the time of generation. The license is valid for one year. For more information about how Cloud and Server license usage work together, see
Combined GitHub Enterprise cloud and server use
.
Scroll down to "Enterprise Server licenses". Next to the license you want to download, click
Download
.
After you download your license file, you can upload the file to GitHub Enterprise Server to validate your application. For more information, see
Uploading a new license to GitHub Enterprise Server
.
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