Setting Up Your Telerik Report Server License Key
Starting with the Q1 2025 release, the Telerik Report Server requires activation through a license key (trial or commercial). This article describes how to download or update your personal license key and use it to activate the Telerik Report Server product.
An invalid license results in error and warning indicators such as watermarks and banners.
Downloading the License Key
To download a license key for the Telerik Report Server, you must have either a commercial or a trial license. If you do not have a license, sign up for a free trial first, and then follow the steps below.
Go to the License Keys page in your Telerik account.
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Click the Download License Key button.
Alternatively, use the Progress Control Panel to install the Telerik Report Server. The Progress Control Panel automatically downloads the license key file to your home directory. Use the license key file to activate the Report Server.
Activating Telerik Report Server
To activate the Telerik Report Server:
When deploying the Report Server in a cloud environment, create an Environment Variable named
TELERIK_LICENSEand add the text content of your Telerik Report Server license key file as a value.When deploying the Report Server on your local environment, copy the
telerik-license.txtlicense key file to the installation folder of the Telerik Report Server or any parent folder. By default, this isC:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Report Server\. This step makes the license key available to both the Report Server Manager and Report Server Agent.
To make the license key available to individual Reporting Engine components, copy the file to the following folder:
- For Report Server Manager, the default folder is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Report Server\Telerik.ReportServer.Web\. - For Report Server Agent, the default folder is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Report Server\Services\.
When you run Telerik Report Server, it automatically locates the license environment variable or license file and activates the product.
Updating Your License Key
Whenever you purchase a new license or renew an existing one, always download and apply a new license key. The new license key includes information about all previous license purchases. This process is referred to as a license key update. Once you have the new license key, use it to activate Telerik Report Server.