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MagicPost is activated with the license key from your Envato purchase and the Envato username of the buyer. You enter both once in the web installer. Afterwards you manage them on the Activation page of the admin panel.

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What activation does

When you activate, MagicPost sends the key to the license server. If the server accepts it:
  • The server’s reply is saved in a file named .lic in the application root.
  • The license key, the username and the license type are saved in the database, in General Settings.
The Activation page shows Activated when the .lic file exists and is not empty. In-app updates send the stored key to the license server, so keep the license activated if you want to update from the admin panel. See Update instructions.
.lic is a hidden file. If you move or restore the application by copying files, include hidden files, or the Activation page shows Not Activated until you activate again.

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Find your license key

The license key is your Envato purchase code. See Where is my purchase code on Envato’s help center.

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Activate your license

You are asked for the key at the last step of the installer. To activate later, or after a deactivation:
1

Open the Activation page

In the admin sidebar open Platform → Activation. The page is titled License Activation.
2

Enter your details

Under Activation Details, enter the License Key and the Envato Username. Both are required. The fields are masked while you type.
3

Activate

Click Activate License. When the server accepts the key, the message Application license was successfully activated appears.
4

Check the result

In the License Status card, Status reads Activated and License Type shows the type the license server returned for your key, for example a Regular License or an Extended License. License Type reads No Valid License when the server returned none. While the license is active, the key and username fields are read-only.
If you installed MagicPost earlier, the key and username fields are already filled in from the saved settings. In that case you only need to click Activate License.

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Deactivate your license

Deactivate before you move MagicPost to another domain or server, or when you switch to a different license. See Extended license for the second case.
1

Open the Activation page

Open Platform → Activation.
2

Deactivate

Click Deactivate License. MagicPost asks the license server to release the activation.
3

Confirm

When the message Application license was successfully deactivated appears, the .lic file has been deleted and the saved key, username and license type have been cleared.
If the license server reports that the activation is already inactive or not recognised, MagicPost still clears its own copy and shows the same success message. Any other server answer is shown as an error and nothing is cleared. Deactivating does not delete any of your data.

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Move to a new server

1

Deactivate on the old server

Deactivate the license as described above.
2

Install on the new server

Install or restore MagicPost on the new server. If you ran the web installer, you entered the key there, and nothing more is needed.
3

Activate

If you restored the files and the database instead, open Platform → Activation and click Activate License.

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Troubleshooting

The license server did not accept the details or could not be reached. Check the key for typos and spaces, check the username, and confirm that your host allows outbound HTTPS requests through curl, in particular to license.berkine.space. Then try again.
The .lic file is missing or empty, usually because it was not copied with the other files. Click Activate License to create it again.
The server answered with something other than success, and with no message of its own. Try again after a few minutes. If it keeps failing, contact support with the exact text shown.