# License failed installing maker edition

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-failed-installing-maker-edition/93594>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 23, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-failed-installing-maker-edition/93594 "2024-07-23T10:31:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Light](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Thomas\_Light](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Light)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-failed-installing-maker-edition/93594/1 "2024-07-23T10:31:40Z")

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good morning all, new to IA and new to this forum, trying to load maker edition, but I keep getting and error when I input license key and activation token. it shows activation failed. anyone have any ideas?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-failed-installing-maker-edition/93594/2 "2024-07-23T11:20:18Z")

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Does the gateway you are trying to license have internet access (itself, not via your browser)? That is required for Maker edition.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-failed-installing-maker-edition/93594/3 "2024-07-23T14:57:40Z")

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Further, can you check the browser console and the Ignition logs to see if any error message with more detail is being logged?

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**Author:** ![Thomas\_Light](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Thomas\_Light](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Thomas_Light)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-failed-installing-maker-edition/93594/4 "2024-07-23T15:13:50Z")

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Thanks guys, I went back and downloaded standard edition and all is working.

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**Author:** ![PerryAJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/perryaj/32/3281_2.png) [@PerryAJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PerryAJ)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/license-failed-installing-maker-edition/93594/5 "2024-07-23T18:18:48Z")

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In general for future eyes - you'll want to make sure that the system you are trying to apply a Maker license to was _commissioned_ as a Maker system, and not previously set up as a Standard or Edge Edition gateway. If you have a gateway that's previously been installed/configured/commissioned for something other than Maker, applying a Maker license to it will not work.

So the solution is as @Thomas_Light found - just download/install a fresh copy of Ignition (or deploy a new container) and choose Maker edition when walking through the commissioning process.