Licensing

GST Manager ships with one of two license types. Both unlock the full product; they differ in how updates and long-term use work. This page covers the two license types, the one license-gated feature, and where to enter and manage your key.

The two license types

Type	What you get	Updates
Leased	Works while the license is active.	Updates included for as long as it stays active.
Lifetime	Perpetual use of the installed version — you own it forever.	Newer versions need an active Support & Updates plan.

The license-gated feature

Most of GST Manager runs regardless of license state. The one part that is license-gated is the client-area invoice bank-details display — the remittance details a customer sees on their invoice view.

The license check runs locally in the background, so a brief outage of the licensing server never affects your storefront. If the license is genuinely inactive, the bank-details block simply stops showing on client invoices; everything else — invoicing, tax rules, PDFs, and Tax Reports — keeps working, and checkout is never blocked. Renewing or re-entering your key restores the display.

Where to enter and manage your key

Go to Addons → GST Manager → Global Settings → License Information.

Addons → GST Manager → Global Settings → License Information

• The License Information panel shows your detected license type and — for Lifetime keys — whether Support & Updates is active and until when.
• Enter your key in the License Key field (the placeholder looks like Leased-XXXXXXXXXX) and save to activate.
• If no key is set yet, GST Manager shows a No License Configured state prompting you to enter one.

Related pages

• Installation — where entering your key fits in setup
• Updating — how updates depend on license type
• Backup and restore — what's kept when you update
• Error reference — licensing and update messages explained