# Alarm System in Local Trial Version

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-system-in-local-trial-version/94308>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-system-in-local-trial-version/94308 "2024-08-07T17:25:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Myasrama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/myasrama/32/63822_2.png) [@Myasrama](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Myasrama)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-system-in-local-trial-version/94308/1 "2024-08-07T17:25:52Z")

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I am developing an application in the trial version of ignition locally and I have a query tag that has an alarm set to it.

I noticed that the alarm activates and records around the current time when I open my application and the query returns the correct output for it to trigger.

My question is when using the alarm on a tag is it only active when the gateway is running locally. Is there a way to make the alarm active all the time?

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**Author:** ![drojas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drojas/32/3403_2.png) [@drojas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drojas)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-system-in-local-trial-version/94308/2 "2024-08-07T18:57:22Z")

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The gateway MUST be running for tags to function (query, memory, OPC...etc.) and process alarms...and the trial cannot be expired. Purchasing a license or if this is for personal (non-commercial use), you could try [Maker edition](https://inductiveautomation.com/ignition/maker-edition).