License environment variables

File-based configuration

You can add _FILE to individual variables to provide their configuration in a separate file. Refer to Keeping sensitive data in separate files for more details.

To enable enterprise features, you need to add your enterprise license key. You can do this through the UI, or using environment variables. Refer to Enterprise license key for details.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
N8N_HIDE_USAGE_PAGE	boolean	false	Hide the usage and plans page in the app.
N8N_LICENSE_ACTIVATION_KEY	String	''	Activation key to initialize license. Not applicable if the n8n instance was already activated.
N8N_LICENSE_AUTO_RENEW_ENABLED	Boolean	true	Enables (true) or disables (false) autorenewal for licenses.
N8N_LICENSE_AUTO_RENEW_OFFSET	Number	60 * 60 * 72 (72 hours)	Time in seconds before expiry a license should automatically renew.
N8N_LICENSE_SERVER_URL	String	http://license.n8n.io/v1	Server URL to retrieve license.