Licensing
How to activate and manage your CPI Studio license.
How it works
- Purchase a plan on our pricing page
- Receive your license key via email (format:
CPIS-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX) - Set the key as an environment variable on your CF deployment
- Restage — the app validates on startup and unlocks your tier
Setting the license key
cf set-env cpi-developer-studio LICENSE_KEY "CPIS-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"
cf restage cpi-developer-studioThe app contacts our license server on startup and then every hour to validate. If the server is unreachable, a 72-hour grace period ensures uninterrupted usage.
Trial mode
Deploy without a license key and CPI Studio runs in trial mode for 14 days. Trial includes:
- 1 CPI tenant
- Core features (editor, logs, runtime, lint)
- No AI features, audit log, or landscape workflow
Tier limits
| Feature | Trial | Starter | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenants | 1 | 3 | 10 | Unlimited |
| AI Features | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audit Log | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Landscape | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Upgrading
Visit the pricing page to upgrade. After purchase, update your environment variable with the new key and restage.
Redeployment
Each license key is bound to a deployment fingerprint on first use. If you redeploy to a different Cloud Foundry instance, the key will automatically rebind (up to 3 times per month). Contact support if you need more changes.
Offline mode: For air-gapped or development environments, set LICENSE_OFFLINE=true to skip validation. This grants Enterprise-tier access but is not intended for production use.