# CCR plugin developer license

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-plugin-developer-license/391457>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 9, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-plugin-developer-license/391457 "2026-11-09T09:05:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![manick02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@manick02](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manick02)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-plugin-developer-license/391457/1 "2026-11-09T09:05:21Z")

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We want to evaluate CCR plugin in our self hosted es 9.4.x infra. I could not figure out how to request one using [this](https://cloud.elastic.co/registration?pg=global&plcmt=nav) . Can someone guide me on how we can request a developer license and try out the CCR plugin.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-plugin-developer-license/391457/2 "2026-11-09T09:50:37Z")

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Are you running on premise?  
If so, I believe you "just" need to activate the "trial":

1. Open **Kibana** for the cluster.
2. Go to **Management / License Management**.
3. Start the **free 30-day trial**.
4. Then configure CCR between your clusters.

Key prerequisites for CCR:

- **Both clusters must have the same license type**
- You need the **`manage` cluster privilege** on the local cluster
- On the local cluster, relevant nodes need the **`remote_cluster_client`** role as documented

Hope that helps

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**Author:** ![manick02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@manick02](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manick02)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-plugin-developer-license/391457/3 "2026-11-09T11:22:17Z")

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We are running on premise and We dont have kibana in our self hosted infra. Is kibana a must for this? Or can we do this via rest api in Elasticsearch

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**Author:** ![leandrojmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leandrojmp/32/107231_2.png) [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-plugin-developer-license/391457/4 "2026-11-09T12:18:43Z")

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> [@manick02](#):
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> We are running on premise and We dont have kibana in our self hosted infra. Is kibana a must for this? Or can we do this via rest api in Elasticsearch

You can use the API to enable the trial, check the documentation [here](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-license-post-start-trial).

But even if you do not plan to use Kibana, I strongly recommend that you have a Kibana node in your cluster, it makes things way more easier to manage.

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**Author:** ![manick02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@manick02](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manick02)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ccr-plugin-developer-license/391457/5 "2026-11-09T15:21:34Z")

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Thanks @leandrojmp . We will try this.