# Apply the Trilio license

After the Trilio VM has been configured and all components are installed can the license be applied.

The license can be applied either through the admin-tab in Horizon or the CLI

## Apply license through Horizon

To apply the license through Horizon follow these steps:

1. Login to Horizon using admin user.
2. Click on Admin Tab.
3. Navigate to Backups-Admin
4. Navigate to Trilio
5. Navigate to License
6. Click "Update License"
7. Click "Choose File"
8. choose license-file on client system
9. click "Apply"

## Apply license through CLI

```
workloadmgr license-create <license_file>
```

* `<license_file>` :arrow\_right: path to the license file