# Elastic basic License version ELK use in production server

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-version-elk-use-in-production-server/169772
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 25, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-version-elk-use-in-production-server/169772 "2019-02-25T08:50:42Z")
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### Author: ![varun1992](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3da27b/32.png) [@varun1992](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/varun1992)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-version-elk-use-in-production-server/169772/1 "2019-02-25T08:50:42Z")

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i saw both apache 2 version and elastic license version when i am downloading ELK.

Can i use elastic basic license version ELK for my customer in their production server ?

or should i use apache 2.0 versioned ELK ?

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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: [February 25, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-version-elk-use-in-production-server/169772/2 "2019-02-25T09:23:11Z")

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> [@varun1992](#):
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> Can i use elastic basic license version ELK for my customer in their production server ?

Yes you can.

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### Author: ![varun1992](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3da27b/32.png) [@varun1992](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/varun1992)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-version-elk-use-in-production-server/169772/3 "2019-02-25T09:38:10Z")

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do I need to pay for the basic license to use in production?

currently I am using apache 2 version

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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: [February 25, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-version-elk-use-in-production-server/169772/4 "2019-02-25T09:53:59Z")

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No you don't have to pay for the basic license.  
You don't even have to tell elastic you are using it.

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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: [March 25, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-basic-license-version-elk-use-in-production-server/169772/5 "2019-03-25T09:54:01Z")

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