# License enquiry for using elasticsearch in a lab enviornment to teach students

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-enquiry-for-using-elasticsearch-in-a-lab-enviornment-to-teach-students/189746>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** license\
**Created:** [July 10, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-enquiry-for-using-elasticsearch-in-a-lab-enviornment-to-teach-students/189746 "2019-07-10T11:43:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![iam-alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90db22/32.png) [@iam-alex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iam-alex)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-enquiry-for-using-elasticsearch-in-a-lab-enviornment-to-teach-students/189746/1 "2019-07-10T11:43:09Z")

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Hi,

This topic is in regarding the Elastic License.

First of all, I'd like to say Great Work! I'm really impressed with elastic search.

I'm a teacher and I take online classes, I also have a paid lab environment where students can follow my video and perform the activity accordingly. For e.g I've SQL, NoSQL databases preinstalled, students can interact with them and learn SQL/NoSQL in the lab environment.

I was planning on adding on Elastic search, so that students can interact with it and learn how to perform operations on elastic search.

I went through the Elastic License and I wanted to verify whether I can use the commercial code and deploy elastic search for teaching in a lab environment to students online.

I'm hoping using elastic search in the lab environment will come under section 6.8 "Non-production Environment".

Thanks!

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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:** [July 10, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-enquiry-for-using-elasticsearch-in-a-lab-enviornment-to-teach-students/189746/2 "2019-07-10T12:19:02Z")

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Welcome.

> [@iam-alex](#):
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> deploy Elasticsearch for teaching in a lab environment to students online.

Sure you can.  
You can also use it in production for your own needs.

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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:** [August 7, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/license-enquiry-for-using-elasticsearch-in-a-lab-enviornment-to-teach-students/189746/3 "2019-08-07T12:24:30Z")

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