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-===== Apply Enterprise Trial License =====
-You can apply for a trial license [[http://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/download/get-a-trial-license|here]].
-__Notes:__
-    * Only apply your key when you are ready to begin your trial. Each key is updated daily with a built-in expiration date, so if you applied for a key a week ago but only installed your trial today, you've already lost 7 days.
-    * You can apply multiple trial keys by using the same email address since each key is tracked by your server's IP and not by your email address.
-    * Please make sure http://license.litespeedtech.com is reachable from your server.
-  - Make sure you use a valid email address. A trial key will be sent to your email after you submit the online form. Also, Yahoo will block litespeedtech emails, so make sure you don't use a yahoo account.
-  - Once you receive an email from LiteSpeed, save the attached file “trial.key” to the expanded installation directory (where install.sh resides). If your email is on a windows server and you need to FTP the file to a unix server, make sure you select the "binary" transfer mode.
-  - Sometimes your mail server may reject this email as spam. If you have entered a valid email address but haven't received an email from us within 15 minutes after submitting your form, you can apply for another one using a different email address.
-  - Run install.sh in the expanded folder and follow all prompted instructions.
-===== What happens when my 15-day trial is up? Can I get a new trial key after my 15-day trial period ends? =====
-After your trial expires, the server will disable itself. You can verify this by checking the error.log in the LiteSpeed installed directory.
-Our license server will track and allow usage via the trial key for a maximum of 30 days for each IP.  If it is within 30 days of downloading your first trial license, you can simply download a second trial license to keep running the trial on your server. (Just switch out the ''trial.key'' file in your ''/usr/local/lsws/conf/'' directory and restart.) You can check your remaining days by running “lshttpd -V”.
-If you have a special situation and need an extended trial period, please contact our sales department.
-===== The trial license is 2-CPU license equivalent, how do I test to see if a 1-CPU license suits my needs? =====
-You can create a listener for the IP that your main site associated with. Set “Binding” to one process only.
-===== The trial license is a 2-CPU license equivalent, how do I test to see if I need a 4 or 8-CPU license? =====
-You can start with a trial license. Usually, a 2-CPU license should be sufficient for a 4 or 8 core server. (Please refer to [[litespeed_wiki:licenses:choosing-a-license]|Choosing A License]) If this does not meet your needs, you can order a monthly lease of a 4-CPU or 8-CPU license and try it out. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee if LiteSpeed does not meet your requirements.
-===== If I start with a 15 day free trial and then decide to purchase an Enterprise license, do I have to uninstall the trial and do a full reinstall? =====
-No, you do not need to uninstall and reinstall the server after you purchase the Enterprise license. To make the switch to Enterprise, all you need to do is perform a normal upgrade. This will not change any configurations or data. Please refer to [[litespeed_wiki:license:activate_license]]