License and purchase
Where in the admin: System › Admin › License & updates (
/license)
NexCMP is activated with a license key that you manage in your NexCMP account. Editions and current prices are listed on nexcmp.com/pricing; this page explains how the license behaves once you have one.
Get a license
- Create an account at nexcmp.com and verify your e-mail.
- Choose an edition:
- NexCMP Free — for network operators with their own ASN and a subnet registered in their own name. Send an application at nexcmp.com/deploy (company, ASN, subnet, panel domain). Your account e-mail must be on the company domain that the public registry (WHOIS) lists for the ASN or the subnet. Each application is reviewed; you get an e-mail when it is decided, and the license key appears only after approval.
- NexCMP Source — a one-time upgrade, no ASN needed. See nexcmp.com/pricing.
- Open your license page. It shows the license key (format
NXC-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX), the main domain, and a ready-made install command.
Keep the key private
The license key activates an installation. Treat it like a password: do not paste it into tickets, chats or screenshots.
What a license contains
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Main domain | The hostname your portal runs on. The key is bound to it at activation. |
| Reseller domains | Extra hostnames served as white-label portals — see Resellers. |
| Updates until | Date up to which you receive updates and bug fixes. A Free license starts with 1 year from the day it is approved; renew it for $99 per year on your license page. Security fixes are always delivered, even after this date. |
| Status | active, or suspended / expired / revoked. |
When the free year ends
The software keeps running when the "Updates until" date passes: customers, services and billing are not affected. You stop receiving new feature releases and bug-fix updates (security fixes still arrive). Renew for $99 per year on your license page at nexcmp.com/licenses to continue; the renewal adds 12 months to the current end date. NexCMP Free includes bug fixes only — no technical support and no apps.
What NexCMP Source adds
A Source license is a one-time $1,999 upgrade of your license: the full source code, all NexCMP apps (Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome / Edge / Brave and Firefox) built and branded for you, and 30 working days with an expert engineer — free migration from VMware, WHMCS or another panel, or a full A-to-Z setup. New source releases are included for 12 months; renewing them afterwards ($99 per year) is optional, and the source you downloaded is yours to keep. See the Source license terms.
How the installation checks its license
- On install the server activates the key for your domain and receives a signed token.
- The token is renewed automatically every 24 hours. It stays valid for 14 days, so a short Internet outage is harmless.
- All releases and tokens are verified with an Ed25519 signature built into the program; a tampered download is rejected.
Check the state any time in the admin console or with sudo nexcmp status.
If the license is not valid
When the token expires, or the license is suspended or the domain no longer matches:
- customers cannot create new services and the admin console shows a banner;
- services that are already running, billing and existing customers are not affected;
- fix the cause (reconnect the server to the Internet, renew at nexcmp.com/licenses) and click Check now in License & updates.
Moving to a new server or domain
Activate on the new server with the same key and the registered domain (see Installation). To change the registered domain, do it on your license page at nexcmp.com/licenses first, then re-run the installer with the new --domain.