# Ignition Licensing

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 1, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106 "2020-12-01T20:02:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yehet73190](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/yehet73190/32/68157_2.png) [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106/1 "2020-12-01T20:02:54Z")

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I just want to check, once a license is activated can I still use that license again or do I need to buy another one if I want to use ignition on a different pc?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106/2 "2020-12-01T20:06:15Z")

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Generally your license is for the activation of 1 gateway on 1 computer. Each gateway needs its own license.

You can run the Designer and Vision Clients targeting a single gateway from as many computers as you want, though.

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**Author:** ![yehet73190](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/yehet73190/32/68157_2.png) [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106/3 "2020-12-01T20:39:30Z")

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is there no alternative for this? the client wants to use their license on a different pc but they also dont want to deactivate the one on their local

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-licensing/41106/4 "2020-12-01T20:40:24Z")

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Sounds like they want 2 Ignitions… why would they expect to get 1 for free?

Do they need one just for development/staging?