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Manage Licenses

Manage your BuildNinja license to ensure continuous access to premium features, including advanced security, priority support, and enterprise-grade CI/CD functionality. You can activate a new license or renew or upgrade an existing one as needed.

BuildNinja supports both online and offline activation methods:

  • Online Activation: Activate your license instantly using the License Key through an internet connection.
  • Offline Activation: When your BuildNinja server cannot access the internet, use the Distribution Key to activate your license manually.
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Only administrators can insert a license and activate BuildNinja.

Acquire Keys​

Prerequisites:

You must have an account on the My Account. If you don’t have one, click Sign up and register.

Generate License Key​

  1. Open My Account in your browser.

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  2. Enter your credentials and click Sign in.

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  3. After you sign in, your active subscriptions will be shown. Click Browse Plans to explore all available options.

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  4. Review the available plans, select the one that best fits your needs, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment.

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  5. After the payment is successful, click Profile and open My Licenses.

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  6. Locate the newly purchased license and copy the License Key for online activation.

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For detailed information about available plans and their terms, see Licensing Policy.

Generate Distribution Key​

  1. Click Profile and open My Licenses.

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  2. Locate the license you purchased and click Create Offline Key button.

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  3. Enter the Machine ID of your BuildNinja system and click Create Key.

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  4. Copy the generated Offline Key and save it securely.

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Access License Tab​

  1. Sign in to your BuildNinja account.

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  2. Open Manage License from Settings settings-icon, or click Upgrade License on the banner at the top of the page to access Manage License directly.

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Activate Online​

  • The online activation option appears by default. Enter your License Key and click Activate Online.

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    BuildNinja displays a confirmation message and updates your license status.

Activate Offline​

  1. Click Need to activate offline?.

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  2. Enter your Distribution Key and click Activate Offline.

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    BuildNinja displays a confirmation message and updates your license status.