# Elasticsearch License **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 5, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471 "2023-10-05T11:02:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Debasis\_Mallick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/debasis_mallick/32/123723_2.png) [@Debasis\_Mallick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Debasis_Mallick)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/1 "2023-10-05T11:02:57Z")
Hi Team, Could you please help me to understand the licensing part of Elasticsearch. Because I had installed Elasticsearch from below link and now while using Kibana dashboard today it is showing License related error. Could you please help me where we can get Community Edition of Elasticsearch and use for our POC . Currently I am using 8.x version of ELK stack. > **[Download Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch)** > > Download Elasticsearch or the complete Elastic Stack (formerly ELK stack) for free and start searching and analyzing in minutes with Elastic. `{"statusCode":503,"error":"Service Unavailable","message":"License is not available."}` Thanks, Debasis ---
**Author:** ![HiteshSingh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@HiteshSingh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/HiteshSingh)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/2 "2023-10-05T11:37:37Z")
Use the same version for Kibana as you have for elastic. Which version of Elastic & Kibana do you need? You can try to download it from here > **[Download Kibana Free | Get Started Now](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/kibana)** > > Download Kibana or the complete Elastic Stack (formerly ELK stack) for free and start visualizing, analyzing, and exploring your data with Elastic in minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Rios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rios/32/95745_2.png) [@Rios](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rios)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/3 "2023-10-05T11:41:49Z")
Have you been in the trial mode? Check ES status with curl and is there red (system) status. The installation package is the same, you can use the basic(free) or the commercial license. ---
**Author:** ![Debasis\_Mallick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/debasis_mallick/32/123723_2.png) [@Debasis\_Mallick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Debasis_Mallick)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/4 "2023-10-05T14:54:40Z")
Hi @HiteshSingh and @Rios , I am using both Kibana and Elasticsearch 8.9.x version. As per below link it is should be basic by default, if we do not mention anything in elasticsearch.yml file. Then why this error getting appeared while accessing URL. Is there any settings to be added to use it as free . > **[License settings | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.10\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/license-settings.html)** Thanks, Debasis ---
**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:** [October 5, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/5 "2023-10-05T15:22:58Z")
Nope. There's nothing to set. The Basic license is activated by default. Could you tell exactly how you installed Elasticsearch and Kibana? Did you follow the installation guide for both? Are you running with docker (docker compose)? ---
**Author:** ![Debasis\_Mallick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/debasis_mallick/32/123723_2.png) [@Debasis\_Mallick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Debasis_Mallick)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/6 "2023-10-06T00:28:23Z")
HI @dadoonet , Thanks for your reply. I had followed the below link for elastic (8.9.x) official page for both elastic and Kibana and it is a not a docker deployment. > **[Install Elasticsearch with RPM | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.10\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html)** Thanks, Debasis ---
**Author:** ![Debasis\_Mallick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/debasis_mallick/32/123723_2.png) [@Debasis\_Mallick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Debasis_Mallick)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/7 "2023-10-06T06:32:22Z")
Hi @Rios , Thanks for your response. Could you please let me know how to distinguish basic(free) or the commercial license since the installation package is same. What are the limitations if we go for basic(free) license. Thanks, Debasis ---
**Author:** ![Rios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rios/32/95745_2.png) [@Rios](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rios)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/8 "2023-10-06T10:10:36Z")
Check [this](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/managing-licenses.html) or [use API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/get-license.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-license/344471/9 "2023-11-03T10:10:55Z")
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