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id, title, sidebar_label
| id | title | sidebar_label |
|---|---|---|
| self-hosted-instances | Self-hosted instances | Self-hosted instances |
A self-hosted instance is your install, licensed through HQ. HQ never touches it: it issues a signed file that your install verifies locally.
Free
Install first, then link and claim. Step by step in Claim a Free licence.
Paid
Install first. A licence is issued to one instance, so your control plane has to exist and report an instance ID before you can buy for it — the same precondition Free has.
flowchart LR
A["Install Vantage<br/>find its instance ID"] --> B["Buy in Vantage HQ<br/>paste that ID"]
B --> C["Payment confirms"]
C --> D["Licence issued<br/>for that instance"]
- Install Vantage and find its instance ID on the Licence page.
- On Overview, choose Buy a plan. Pick Self-hosted, then your tier and configuration.
- Under Your install, paste the instance ID. Enter an Instance name and click Continue to payment.
- The licence is issued as soon as payment confirms. Download it and paste it into your install.
Upgrading an instance you already have
Paste the same instance ID you already hold — an install on Free moves to the paid plan in place, keeping its ID and its history. An ID belonging to another account is refused.
For a Free licence, see Claim a Free licence.
Relinking
Rebuilding the host gives you a new instance ID, which your old licence does not match. Relink moves the licence across and reissues it.
The number of relinks per term is capped, and the portal shows how many you have left. If you have used them all for a genuine reason, ask support.
Installing the licence
Paste it on the Licence page in your install. It confirms the licence was issued to that instance before applying it.
Pasting works even while your current licence has expired, because that is how you get out of degraded mode.
Keeping it current
Your install never downloads a licence by itself. Whenever one is reissued, on renewal, on a configuration change or after a relink, download it from Vantage HQ and paste it in.
:::warning Nothing reminds your install The control plane knows only what its licence says. Expiry emails come from HQ, to the account's address. Make sure someone reads them. :::