# How to get the free version license.json?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 13, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562 "2017-01-13T18:55:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@nanshan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nanshan)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/1 "2017-01-13T18:55:30Z")
Currently I am using trial license, how can I get the free version license.json so that I can update it?
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### Author:  [@bohyun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bohyun)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/2 "2017-01-13T19:07:07Z")
Hi @nanshan
Please visit our free basic license page: [https://register.elastic.co/](https://register.elastic.co/) to register and you will receive the link to download via e-mail.
Thanks,
Bohyun
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### Author:  [@nanshan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nanshan)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/3 "2017-01-13T19:10:01Z")
thanks
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### Author:  [@nanshan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nanshan)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/4 "2017-01-13T19:19:34Z")
I just downloaded the basic license, and it says: "This license expires on January 13, 2018."
What should I do when it expires in a year ?
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### Author:  [@bohyun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bohyun)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/5 "2017-01-13T19:33:47Z")
Nothing to worry there - you will Just have to register again to get a new basic license 😉
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### Author:  [@prakash1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakash1243)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/6 "2017-01-19T09:27:35Z")
Hi @bohyun-
I do received a basic license, would you please let me know the steps to install it on a Windows machine ?
CURL doesn't seems to work here. Thanks !
Regards,
Prakash
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2017, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/7 "2017-01-19T09:41:46Z")
I just answered at
> [@Elastic Search License Installation on Windows](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-license-installation-on-windows/72138):
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> Hi- I've received the license for Elastic search, Would you please let me know, how do I install the license on the Windows-7 machine ? CURL doesn't work in my machine. Thanks ! Regards. Prakash
Please don't post the same question in multiple threads.
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### Author:  [@prakash1243](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prakash1243)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/8 "2017-01-19T10:44:17Z")
Hi @dadoonet:
Sorry for the multiple posts, I fixed the issue. Thanks !
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-free-version-license-json/71562/9 "2017-02-16T10:44:35Z")
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