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Teleport cloud license info and other updates #11093

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Expand Up @@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ title: Enterprise License File
description: Teleport enterprise license file configuration parameters and requirements
---

Commercial Teleport subscriptions require a valid license. The license file can
Commercial self-hosted Teleport subscriptions require a valid license. The license file can
be downloaded from the [Teleport Customer
Portal](https://dashboard.gravitational.com/web/login).
Portal](https://dashboard.gravitational.com/web/login). When downloading the file, the products you are licensed to use will be listed in the browser.

<Admonition type="tip" >
Teleport Cloud manages licensing for customers, and there is no need to manage license files yourself.
</Admonition>

The Teleport license file contains an X.509 certificate and the corresponding
private key in PEM format. Place the downloaded file on your Teleport Auth
Expand All @@ -21,9 +25,9 @@ The `license_file` path can be either absolute or relative to the configured
`data_dir`. If the license file path is not set, Teleport will look for the
`license.pem` file in the configured `data_dir`.

<Admonition
type="tip"
title="NOTE"
>
Only Auth Servers require the license. Proxies and Nodes that do not also have Auth role enabled do not need the license.
</Admonition>
Only Auth Servers require the license. Proxies and Nodes that do not also run the Auth Service do not need the license.
Attempts to use unlicensed products will result in an error message and users will be unable to use those products. For example, if you attempt to use Database Access without it being included in the license, you will get a message similar to:
```code
this Teleport cluster is not licensed for database access, please contact the cluster administrator
```