Are Server licenses still available?

Question

I recently received a new Confluence license and when I attempted to install it on my server, not a cluster, the license stated that I had to migrate to a cluster to use the new license.  Those aren't the exact words but I don't have a cluster environment and don't need one.  I'm guessing that I was given the wrong license....

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

No, server licences went away a while ago.  But you can still renew existing ones (through to 2nd Feb 2024, when all server products reach end of life)

If it is talking about clustering, then you have a data-center licence, not a server licence.

These can be dropped into Server installations directly, you don't actually need to do any clustering (a server is the same thing as a single-node cluster).  You'll get a warning, but it should work on the single node fine.  I've got an install I flip between DC and server when I want to do some types of testing, and it really is just "add the licence for the one you need to run"

Mirek · Answer

Hi @Mark Kimmons

Overall since Feb 2021 there is no option to buy a new Server license, so if you mention that you recently received a new license I guess this is a Data Center version.  Especially if that any message is saying about cluster environment.

So i guess you would like to set up a fresh application on a new server, is that correct?

If so what exact steps are you doing? Do you follow any guide?

Dave Mathijs · Answer

Hi @Mark Kimmons welcome to the Atlassia Community.

Server licences are no longer available, it's either Data Center or Cloud.

With Data Center, a cluster is not mandatory though.

Have you already installed Confluence?