# Basic Free License after 1 yeat?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-free-license-after-1-yeat/64071>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 26, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-free-license-after-1-yeat/64071 "2016-10-26T22:18:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![agonzalez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@agonzalez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/agonzalez)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-free-license-after-1-yeat/64071/1 "2016-10-26T22:18:53Z")

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I have downloaded a free license but mail specify it expires in one year. What will happen after 1 year? will the installation stop working? will a new free license be sent for another year?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-free-license-after-1-yeat/64071/2 "2016-10-26T22:21:18Z")

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You simply need to renew for another year 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/basic-free-license-after-1-yeat/64071/4 "2017-07-06T13:40:15Z")

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