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. 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 Enterprise features.
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.
HTTP_PROXY_LICENSE_SERVER	String	http://use:pass@proxy:port	Proxy server URL for HTTP requests to retrieve license.
HTTPS_PROXY_LICENSE_SERVER	String	https://use:pass@proxy:port	Proxy server URL for HTTPS requests to retrieve license.