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# License administration

To run SonarQube Server, you need a license that corresponds to the plan you had purchased, including SonarQube Server edition, Lines of Code (LOC), staging licenses, commercial support and additional features such as Advanced Security. See [Plans and Pricing](https://www.sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing/sonarqube/) for more information about the different editions and features.

[Contact sales](https://www.sonarsource.com/plans-and-pricing/contact-sales/) to request the license key or email us at <contact@sonarsource.com>.

After your purchase is confirmed, you will receive a license key. If the license key follows this format: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX, see [Online license management](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/instance-administration/license-administration/online-license-management.md). Otherwise, see [Server ID based license key](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/instance-administration/license-administration/server-id-based-license-key.md).

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[Server ID based license key](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/instance-administration/license-administration/server-id-based-license-key.md)
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[Online license management](/sonarqube-server/2025.5/instance-administration/license-administration/online-license-management.md)
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