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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/license.md b/doc/user/admin_area/license.md index 1ffaf4e0678..c5e29612596 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/license.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/license.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w type: howto --- -# Activate all GitLab Enterprise Edition functionality with a license **(STARTER ONLY)** +# Activate GitLab EE with a license **(STARTER ONLY)** To activate all GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) functionality, you need to upload a license. Once you've received your license from GitLab Inc., you can upload it @@ -107,14 +107,23 @@ expired license(s). It's possible to upload and view more than one license, but only the latest license will be used as the active license. -<!-- ## Troubleshooting +## Troubleshooting -Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues -one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's -important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here. -This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with -questions that you know someone might ask. +### There is no License tab in the Admin Area -Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`. -If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place -but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. --> +If you originally installed Community Edition rather than Enterprise Edition you will need to +[upgrade to Enterprise Edition](../../update/README.md#community-to-enterprise-edition) +before uploading your license. + +GitLab.com users cannot upload and use a self-managed license. If you +wish to use paid features on GitLab.com, a separate subscription may be +[purchased](../../subscriptions/index.md#subscribe-to-gitlabcom). + +### Users exceed license limit upon renewal + +If you've added new users to your GitLab instance prior to renewal you may need to +purchase additional seats to cover those users. If this is the case and a license +without enough users is uploaded a message is displayed prompting you to purchase +additional users. More information on how to determine the required number of users +and how to add additional seats can be found in the +[licensing FAQ](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/licensing-faq/). |