License activation

Software activation online

After a purchase of the software, when you receive your license key, it is necessary to activate MapTiler Engine. After activation, the demo version no longer enforces the “MapTiler DEMO” overlays.

To perform the online activation, use the following command:

-activate [YOUR-OWN-LICENSE-KEY]

Activates MapTiler Engine with a proper license key. You can get your license key online here.

Example:

  maptiler-engine -activate YOUR-OWN-LICENSE-KEY

In case you require to reinstall the computer, use the -deactivate command to be able to re-activate the license later on.

The software activation for MapTiler Engine Pro via GUI is described here.

Software activation in a virtual machine

The activation process for MapTiler Engine running in a virtual machine requires online activation only via environment variable MAPTILER_LICENSE. The software will be automatically deactivated in the end.

The MAPTILER_LICENSE environment variable needs to be set before calling MapTiler Engine. There are two ways to do so. The first (and recommended) way is to add the MAPTILER_LICENSE variable to the system environment variables list. Then, you can call MapTiler Engine directly, like:

  maptiler-engine ...

Alternatively, when you are calling MapTiler Engine from a script, or using it manually in a command line session, you need to set the MAPTILER_LICENSE environment variable before calling MapTiler Engine:

Example on Windows OS (in command prompt)

  set MAPTILER_LICENSE=YOUR-OWN-LICENSE-KEY
  maptiler-engine ...

Example on Windows OS (in Powershell)

  set $env:MAPTILER_LICENSE = 'YOUR-OWN-LICENSE ...

Example on Linux / macOS

  export MAPTILER_LICENSE=YOUR-OWN-LICENSE-KEY
  maptiler-engine ...

Notice: This activation process via environment variable requires a not-activated MapTiler Engine instance on that computer! Starting MapTiler Engine application without setting this environment variable MAPTILER_LICENSE, you should see either MapTiler Engine Pro Demo, or Your trial period has expired error message.

You can also run MapTiler Engine in Docker. To learn more, please refer to this documentation article.

Software deactivation online

You can deactivate MapTiler Engine via command line, in order to transfer the application to another computer. Note that after the deactivation, MapTiler Engine will continue to run in DEMO mode, but the trial period of 14 days will NOT start again.

To do the online deactivation, use the following command:

-deactivate

Deactivates activated MapTiler Engine software. MapTiler Engine can be used in Demo mode, if trial period has not expired.

Example:

  maptiler-engine -deactivate

You can deactivate MapTiler Engine Pro in GUI via License dialog described here.

Demo trial extension

The demo version of MapTiler Engine Pro is fully usable for 14 days after the first start. In case this trial period for testing the software before purchase expires and you would like to continue to test the demo, it is necessary to submit a request for a trial extension. The process for the GUI application is described in this support article.

If you’re running MapTiler Engine on a headless machine, you’ll need to generate a report with the maptiler-engine -report command, save the output, and include it in a request sent to the MapTiler Support.

License information

To check your license information, use the following command:

-license

Prints your license information for activated MapTiler Engine.

Example

  > maptiler-engine -license
  Activation key: <your license key>
  License email: <your email>
  Subscribed plan: <your plan, with <your payment option> payment
  License active until <date>, X days remaining.
  Purchased CPU cores: 4
  Logical CPU cores: 4 available

This argument may print additional texts, depending on your License, for example:

  Activated offline, please use -deactivate_request command in order to deactivate your license.