Licensing

Learn About Licensing Trilio for Kubernetes

Licensing Methodology

Trilio for Kubernetes must be presented with a valid license to operate. A license is issued as valid for a specified duration of time. The license becomes invalid once its duration expires

Licensing Trilio for Kubernetes

To generate and apply the Trilio license, perform the following steps:

1. Obtain a license by getting in touch with us here. The license file will contain the license key.

2. Apply the license file to a Trilio instance using the command line or UI:

Command line

1. Execute the following command:

kubectl apply -f <licensefile> -n <install_namespace>

2. If the previous step is successful, check that the output generated is similar to the following:

NAMESPACE   NAME             STATUS   MESSAGE                                   CURRENT CPU COUNT   GRACE PERIOD END TIME   EDITION     CAPACITY   EXPIRATION TIME        MAX CPUS
tvk         license-sample   Active   Cluster License Activated successfully.   4                                           FreeTrial   10         2025-07-08T00:00:00Z   8

Additional license details can be obtained using the following: kubectl get license -o json

Management Console (UI)

1. Here is the sample of license YAML file which can be saved as <licensefile.yaml>.

   apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
   kind: License
   metadata:
     name: trilio-license
     namespace: tvk
   spec:
     key: <generated-key-required-for-license>

Upgrading a license

A license upgrade is required when moving from one license type to another (Trial -> Enterprise and vice-versa). Trilio maintains only one instance of a license for every installation of Trilio for Kubernetes.

To upgrade a license, run kubectl apply -f <licensefile> -n <install-namespace> against a new license file to activate it. The previous license will be replaced automatically.