# I can't install basic license

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 27, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030 "2016-12-27T02:58:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/71c47a/32.png) [@2010](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/2010)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030/1 "2016-12-27T02:58:05Z")

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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: [December 27, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030/2 "2016-12-27T03:51:15Z")

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If you want to use the CONSOLE for that instead of CURL, you need to remove the @xxx part and paste instead the content of the license file just after the PUT xxx line.

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### Author: ![2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/71c47a/32.png) [@2010](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/2010)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030/3 "2016-12-27T05:36:14Z")

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Can you provide screenshot of answer for me?

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### Author: ![2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/71c47a/32.png) [@2010](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/2010)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2016, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030/4 "2016-12-27T05:51:23Z")

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I can solve this problem myself . Thank for you

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### Author: ![nanshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/858c86/32.png) [@nanshan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nanshan)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030/5 "2017-01-13T18:58:55Z")

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please help me how to install the basic license ?

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### Author: ![2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/71c47a/32.png) [@2010](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/2010)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030/6 "2017-01-17T07:42:43Z")

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Opening you basic license file and copy value to update API body,

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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: [February 14, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-cant-install-basic-license/70030/7 "2017-02-14T07:42:58Z")

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