.. _license-file:

How to install license file
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You should have received license file from Happy Gears support, the license
is stored as enrypted text in the file with the name ``netspyglass.license``.
To install this file, simply copy it to the directory ``etc`` inside of the server's
home directory. If you use rpm or deb package to install NetSpyGlass, this directory
is ``/opt/netspyglass/home/etc``. If you installed from a tar archive,
directory ``etc`` should be located in the server's "HOME" directory (the same
one where it looks for the configuration file `nw2.conf`, see :ref:`install-tar`).

To verify that the server has found and recognized the license, connect to the UI
with your browser and click "bell" icon at the top right of the main screen, then
scroll down until you see lines that looks like these::

    Starting NetSpyGlass 1.6.2-development-f735f NAME=PrimaryServer ROLE=[primary, monitor] REGION=world HOST=slot.lab.happygears.net
    License 1469498610385; licensed to NetSpyGlass User; 1000000 devices; generated 2016-07-25 19:03:30.385 PDT; expires in 99888 days; LICENSE_VALID

The same lines also appear in the log file `info.log`.