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# License Activation

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After purchasing KitHarbor, your license key is issued manually. Join our Discord server and open a ticket to receive your key.

**Discord:** <https://discord.gg/PhwdwdRMU8>
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#### Activating your license

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{% tab title="Paper / Folia" %}

1. Place KitHarbor into your server's `plugins` folder and start the server once so it generates its files, then stop the server.
2. Open `plugins/KitHarbor/config.yml`.
3. Find the `LICENSE` section and paste your key into `KEY`:

```yaml
   LICENSE:
     KEY: "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"
```

4. Save the file and start your server. KitHarbor will validate your key on startup.
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#### License status

On startup, KitHarbor prints a license banner to your console showing the result:

|   Status   |                                                             Meaning                                                             |
| :--------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| `Verified` |                                       Your license is valid and KitHarbor is fully active.                                      |
|   `Grace`  |    The license server was briefly unreachable. KitHarbor keeps running on your last successful validation for a short period.   |
|  `Failed`  | The license is invalid, revoked, or in use on another server. Kit functionality is disabled until a valid license is confirmed. |

#### One license, one server

Each license locks to the first server that activates it. If the same key is used on a different server, that server will be rejected while your original server keeps working.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Moving to a new server or host? Your license is tied to your original machine. Open a ticket in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/PhwdwdRMU8) and we'll reset it so it can re-activate on your new server.
{% endhint %}

#### Troubleshooting

<details>

<summary>My console shows "Failed — locked to another machine"</summary>

Your key is already active on a different server. If you've changed hosts or your machine changed, open a ticket in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/PhwdwdRMU8) and we'll reset the lock so it can re-activate.

</details>

<details>

<summary>My console shows "Could not reach license server"</summary>

KitHarbor couldn't connect to the license server. It will keep working for a short grace period if it has recently validated. If the problem persists, check that your server has outbound internet access, then contact us on Discord.

</details>

<details>

<summary>My console shows "unknown key"</summary>

The key in your config wasn't recognized. Double-check you pasted it exactly as provided, with no extra spaces or quotes issues, then restart. If it still fails, contact us on Discord.

</details>


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