# Premium X-Pack license without API
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/premium-x-pack-license-without-api/165464
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/premium-x-pack-license-without-api/165464 "2019-01-23T17:42:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@theringisbupkis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theringisbupkis)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/premium-x-pack-license-without-api/165464/1 "2019-01-23T17:42:39Z")
**Background**
Im on ES v6.3.2
I have platinum license, and I know how to upgrade to it via licensing API
**Pertaining to question**
From the docs at [elastic.co](http://elastic.co) ([docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.3/license-settings.html)):
> You can configure this licensing setting in the `elasticsearch.yml` file ...
>
> `xpack.license.self_generated.type`
>
> Set to `basic` (default) to enable basic X-Pack features.
**Question**
I want to set the license to the platinum license that I have upon starting up Elasticsearch. Can I add something in Elasticsearch.yml file to do this ("xpack.license: @license.json" or something)?
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/premium-x-pack-license-without-api/165464/2 "2019-01-24T01:06:10Z")
If you have a Platinum license you can always contact support for any questions you have 🙂
Have you tried the steps in here [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.5/update-license.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.5/update-license.html)? What problems are you having with them?
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### Author:  [@theringisbupkis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theringisbupkis)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/premium-x-pack-license-without-api/165464/3 "2019-01-24T12:12:51Z")
Well these steps upgrade the license using the license API. And I wanted to configure license settings before starting up Elasticsearch service for the purpose of automated ES cluster creation. Yes, I can use the API. I just thought that there might/should be some way to include the license as a setting before starting the Elastic service.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/premium-x-pack-license-without-api/165464/4 "2019-01-24T22:07:31Z")
There's not sorry.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/premium-x-pack-license-without-api/165464/5 "2019-02-21T22:07:32Z")
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