# Not elligible for basic license?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-elligible-for-basic-license/239906>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** license\
**Created:** [July 5, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-elligible-for-basic-license/239906 "2020-07-05T02:21:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![akoumjian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/akoumjian/32/6710_2.png) [@akoumjian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/akoumjian)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-elligible-for-basic-license/239906/1 "2020-07-05T02:21:39Z")

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I'm running Elasticsearch 7.8 in docker in a manner similar to here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docker.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docker.html)

I'm not sure why I am getting `{"eligible_to_start_basic":false}` when I check the basic status.  
If I try to start a basic license I get `{"acknowledged":true,"basic_was_started":false,"error_message":"Operation failed: Current license is basic."}`.

It looks like an authorization error. Is there a step by step guide to get this going? The feature I'm trying to enable is the `dense_vector` field.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-elligible-for-basic-license/239906/2 "2020-07-05T06:37:09Z")

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What do you get if you run the [get license API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/get-license.html)? Is it possible you can not start basic license as it is already present?

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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 2, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-elligible-for-basic-license/239906/3 "2020-08-02T06:37:11Z")

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