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How does Unraid licensing work? Is it a subscription?
Unraid OS is not a subscription. Once you purchase a license, you own it forever.
Starter and Unleashed licenses include one free year of software updates with purchase. After one year, customers can pay an optional extension fee (just $36 for the year), making them eligible for another year of updates.
Lifetime licenses include free updates for life.
If you choose not to extend your license, no problem. You still own the license and have full access to the OS—you simply will not be eligible for future updates unless or until you pay the extension fee. There will be no penalty for extending your license at a later date, other than it being subject to the current published extension price.
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Can I use one license on multiple servers?
No. All of our license costs reflect the use of one license per server. If you would like to use Unraid on multiple servers, please purchase an additional license.
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What do upgrades cost?
Starter to Unleashed: $69
Starter to Lifetime: $209
Unleashed to Lifetime: $149
Follow these instructions to upgrade through the OS.
Prices are subject to change at any time.
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How much does it cost to extend my license each year?
The annual extension fee is just $36/year for Starter and Unleashed licenses.
Prices subject to change at any time.
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What happens if I don't extend my license?
When you purchase a Starter or Unleashed License, you automatically get a free year of Unraid OS updates.
If you choose to not extend your license, you still own a copy of the software at the current version that was available at the time of the lapse, but your update eligibility changes.
If your license extension has lapsed, you can download patch releases within the same minor OS version that was available to you at the time of the lapse.
For example: Your system is eligible for Unraid 7.1.0 when your extension lapses. You qualify for the remaining patch releases of the Unraid 7.1.x series. Once Unraid 7.2.0 is released, the 7.1.x patch releases will only include security patches. Once Unraid 7.3 is released, version 7.1.0 will be EOL, and there will be no more 7.1.x updates.
Our naming convention for releases is: <major>.<minor>.<patch>.
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What happens if I choose to extend my license at a later date?
No problem—just pay the extension fee and jump back in (subject to the current extension pricing).