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Unity Licensing Server
  • Introduction
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  • Requirements
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  • Server setup (quick start)
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  1. Unity Licensing Server

Requirements

Check your server and client computers to make sure they meet the requirements.
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Server requirements

To set up the Unity Licensing Server, you need:
  • A persistent computer
    The Unity Licensing Server must run on a persistent computer on your local network. If computer bindings change, the server license will become invalid.
  • A supported Windows or Linux platform. Platform support varies by server version:

    Operating system

    Version 2.0 or later

    Versions earlier than 2.0

    WindowsWindows 11, 10, 8 (64-bit versions)Windows 11, 10, 8 (64-bit versions)
    Windows ServerWindows Server 2012, 2016Windows Server 2012, 2016
    Ubuntu20.04 or later18.04 or later
    Note
    The Unity Licensing Server requires additional software dependencies for Linux. For more information, refer to Additional software requirements for Linux below.
  • The server installation files and a server license
    Server setup describes in detail how to get these files.

Additional software requirements for Linux

The following table lists the minimum library requirements to run the Unity Licensing Server on Linux:

Linux distribution

.NET Core runtime requirements

Ubuntu 20.04 or later
libicu65
,
libssl1.1
Ubuntu 18.04
libicu60
,
openssl1.0
You can check for up-to-date requirements by referring to:
  • Ubuntu dependencies
  • Linux System Prerequisites for .NET Core

Client requirements

To set up the Unity Licensing Client, the client computer must have:
  • A supported operating system
    The Unity Licensing Client supports:
    • Windows: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 (64-bit versions)
    • MacOS: macOS 10.12 or later
    • Linux: Ubuntu 18.04 or later
  • Unity Editor version 2019.4 or later
    These versions of the Editor include the Unity Licensing Client. The client is also included in the Unity Hub version 3.1 or later.
  • Unity Hub (recommended)
    If you use the Unity Editor, the Unity Hub is recommended because it has strong license management features. For installation instructions, refer to the Unity Hub documentation. The Unity Hub isn't required if you use Unity in a headless state, such as a build server.

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