From d8ac4247d547166b001fdb68c9a761abab341f0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Spearrin Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 22:06:48 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] on-premise licensing article --- _articles/hosting/licensing-on-premise.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_articles/hosting/licensing-on-premise.md b/_articles/hosting/licensing-on-premise.md index ba9e03a8..c7836f38 100644 --- a/_articles/hosting/licensing-on-premise.md +++ b/_articles/hosting/licensing-on-premise.md @@ -4,8 +4,26 @@ title: Licensing for paid features categories: [hosting] featured: false popular: false -hidden: true tags: [hosting, licensing] --- +Hosting bitwarden yourself is free. However, some features of bitwarden require that you obtain a paid license in order to unlock. +## Premium Membership + +Using premium features of bitwarden in a self-hosted installation requires that you obtain a premium membership license. + +1. If you haven't already, purchase a premium membership by logging in to your bitwarden.com account at and navigating to **Settings** → **Go Premium**. +2. Download your premium license file from by navigating to **Settings** → **Billing** → **Download License**. +3. Log in to the web vault of your self-hosted bitwarden installation. Ensure that the email address used for your user account on your self-hosted installation matches the email address used on your bitwarden.com account. Also make sure that your account's email address is verified. +4. In your self hosted installation's web vault, navigate to **Settings** → **Go Premium**. +5. Upload the license file that you downloaded in step 2 and your user account will upgraded to premium. + +## Organization Account (Sharing) + +The sharing features of bitwarden require that you create an organization account. To create an organization in an on-premise hosted bitwarden installation you must first obtain an **enterprise organization** license. Only enterprise organizations are eligible for on-premise hosting. + +1. If you haven't already, purchase an enterprise organization plan by logging in to your bitwarden.com account at and navigating to **Settings** → **New Organization**. If you would like to upgrade an existing organization account to the enterprise plan, please [contact bitwarden support](https://bitwarden.com/contact). +2. Download your enterprise organization license file from by navigating to your organization's admin area, and then **Settings** → **Billing & Licensing** → **Download License**. Enter the [installation id]({% link _articles/hosting/install-on-premise.md %}#install-bitwarden) that matches your bitwarden installation. +3. Log in to the web vault of your self-hosted bitwarden installation and navigate to **Settings** → **New Organization**. +5. Upload the license file that you downloaded in step 2 and your enterprise organization account will be created.