LICENSEWARE
Kong Rule

Only the Admin API method propagates a licence from control plane to data planes

Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited

Kind
Compliance
Statement
Documentation: a licence configured through /licenses is sent by the control plane to all data planes; licence files and environment variables are not propagated, each data plane node must start with the licence, and it cannot be added after start.
Applies when
Applying or renewing a licence across data planes
Applies to
Self-managed Kong Gateway Enterprise in hybrid mode
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