License

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 certain licensed features, you must first activate your license. You can do this either through the UI or by setting environment variables. For more information, see license key.

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. If disabled, you need to manually renew the license every 10 days by navigating to Settings > Usage and plan, and pressing F5. Failure to renew the license will disable all licensed features.
N8N_LICENSE_DETACH_FLOATING_ON_SHUTDOWN	Boolean	true	Controls whether the instance releases floating entitlements back to the pool upon shutdown. Set to true to allow other instances to reuse the entitlements, or false to retain them. For production instances that must always keep their licensed features, set this to false.
N8N_LICENSE_SERVER_URL	String	https://license.n8n.io/v1	Server URL to retrieve license.
N8N_LICENSE_TENANT_ID	Number	1	Tenant ID associated with the license. Only set this variable if explicitly instructed by n8n.
https_proxy_license_server	String	https://user:pass@proxy:port	Proxy server URL for HTTPS requests to retrieve license. This variable name needs to be lowercase.