# ECK and Platinum license

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-and-platinum-license/344718>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** license, docker\
**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-and-platinum-license/344718 "2023-10-10T09:24:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chriske](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chriske/32/126406_2.png) [@chriske](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chriske)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-and-platinum-license/344718/1 "2023-10-10T09:24:37Z")

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Hello!

I would like to ask if, theoretically, I have a Platinum license and I want to use ECK (Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes), is it possible to run ECK with a basic license while activating the Platinum license for Elasticsearch itself? I understand that certain services of ECK require an Enterprise license, but I do not intend to use those services, only the ones related to Elasticsearch Platinum.

Thank you in advance for your responses!

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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:** [October 10, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-and-platinum-license/344718/2 "2023-10-10T10:57:36Z")

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> [@chriske](#):
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> is it possible to run ECK with a basic license while activating the Platinum license for Elasticsearch itself?

No, this is not possible, I was in the same spot last year when we were thinking in using ECK.

If you have an on-prem platinum license you cannot use ECK as ECK needs an Enterprise license.

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**Author:** ![chriske](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chriske/32/126406_2.png) [@chriske](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chriske)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-and-platinum-license/344718/3 "2023-10-10T11:05:07Z")

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Thank you for the answer!

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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:** [November 7, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-and-platinum-license/344718/4 "2023-11-07T11:06:00Z")

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