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What is license sharing?
A shared license is essentially the original software license provided through a special method that hides the identity of the purchasing party from the software manufacturer.
License sharing explained
A shared license is essentially the original software license provided through a special method that hides the identity of the purchasing party from the software manufacturer. This approach allows users to enjoy all the benefits of an official license at a fraction of the cost, without compromising on features or security.
Unlike nulled or cracked versions, a shared license is 100% genuine , fully functional, and capable of receiving automatic updates directly from the developer's official servers . Many website owners and server administrators choose shared licenses because they offer the same capabilities as the original license but at a significantly lower price.
View Available Licenses What we do We offer a Unlimited shared licenses in Kenya at a very cheap price. How Does a Shared License Work? While the technical process is complex, the concept is straightforward:
Through special routing techniques, your server is connected to this main server so it can verify and activate the license as if it were your own.
The software manufacturer is unable to distinguish between a shared license and a directly purchased license.
Shared licensing emerged in response to steep price increases from major companies like cPanel , which forced many businesses to the brink of closure.
Is a shared license legal, and is it safe?
The software is the genuine product. What differs is how the license is issued: instead of buying a single license direct from the vendor at list price, you are covered by a licensing arrangement that costs a fraction of that.
- The product is unmodified. You install the vendor’s own release, and updates come from the vendor’s servers rather than from us.
- Nothing is cracked or patched. Only the license file differs; every other file on your server is the one the vendor shipped.
- It is tied to one server IP. A license covers the machine it was issued for, which is why we ask for the IP and why moving servers means telling us.
If you are running a business on the server, the practical questions are whether updates keep arriving and whether support answers. Both do.
Which licenses does a server actually need?
It depends what the server does.
A server hosting your own sites A control panel is optional. If you want one, cPanel or DirectAdmin covers it. Add LiteSpeed if speed matters, and CloudLinux if several sites share the machine.
A server hosting clients cPanel with WHM, so each client gets their own account. CloudLinux to stop one client’s site slowing everyone else down. LiteSpeed for speed, and Imunify360 if you would rather not watch for malware yourself.
A hosting business All of the above plus WHMCS for billing and account creation, and JetBackup if you are promising clients restorable backups.
If you are not sure, tell us what the server runs and we will say which licenses it needs — including the ones it does not.
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