2021:Grooper Licensing (Service) - Revision history

Dgreenwood at 16:16, 5 August 2025

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Randallkinard at 18:00, 29 April 2024

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	~~'''Grooper Licensing''' is a [[Grooper Service]] that distributes licenses to workstations running Grooper applications. Except for stand-alone Grooper installs, a '''~~Grooper Licensing~~''' service is required for all deployment scenarios.~~		<blockquote>{{#lst:Glossary\|Grooper Licensing}}</blockquote>
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	Grooper can be licensed in two ways:		Grooper can be licensed in two ways:

Dgreenwood at 18:27, 9 January 2024

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	'''Grooper Licensing''' is a [[Grooper Service]] that distributes licenses to workstations running Grooper applications. Except for stand-alone Grooper installs, a '''Grooper Licensing''' service is required for all deployment scenarios.		'''Grooper Licensing''' is a [[Grooper Service]] that distributes licenses to workstations running Grooper applications. Except for stand-alone Grooper installs, a '''Grooper Licensing''' service is required for all deployment scenarios.
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Dgreenwood at 18:33, 29 December 2023

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	'''Grooper Licensing''' is a [[Grooper Service]] that distributes licenses to workstations running Grooper applications. Except for stand-alone Grooper installs, a '''Grooper Licensing''' service is required for all deployment scenarios.		'''Grooper Licensing''' is a [[Grooper Service]] that distributes licenses to workstations running Grooper applications. Except for stand-alone Grooper installs, a '''Grooper Licensing''' service is required for all deployment scenarios.
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	Once the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is installed and running on a server, the server running the service is often referred to as the "Grooper License Server" or just "License Server".		Once the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is installed and running on a server, the server running the service is often referred to as the "Grooper License Server" or just "License Server".
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	== Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine ==		== Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine ==

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Dgreenwood at 16:22, 26 June 2023

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	Once the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is installed and running on a server, the server ~~and~~ service ~~are~~ often referred to as the "Grooper License Server" or just "License Server".		Once the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is installed and running on a server, the server running the service is often referred to as the "Grooper License Server" or just "License Server".
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Dgreenwood at 14:42, 26 June 2023

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Dgreenwood: /* Hosted Licensing: Licensing Client Workstations */

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Hosted Licensing: Licensing Client Workstations

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	No big deal. That's what the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is for! The first machine already running a licensed version of Grooper can create a '''Grooper Licensing''' service to hand out licenses to the second workstation (or multiple workstations).		No big deal. That's what the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is for! The first machine already running a licensed version of Grooper can create a '''Grooper Licensing''' service to hand out licenses to the second workstation (or multiple workstations).
	* Refer to the previous [[#Installing a Grooper Licensing Service\|Installing a Grooper Licensing Service]] for information on how to set up the '''Grooper Licensing''' service.		* Refer to the previous [[#Hosted Licensing: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service\|Installing a Grooper Licensing Service]] for information on how to set up the '''Grooper Licensing''' service.
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	[[File:Grooper-config-grooper-licensing-connection-1.png]]		[[File:Grooper-config-grooper-licensing-connection-1.png]]

Dgreenwood: /* Licensing Grooper from an active Grooper Licensing service */

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Licensing Grooper from an active Grooper Licensing service

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	== Licensing ~~Grooper from an active Grooper~~ Licensing ~~service~~ ==		== Hosted Licensing: Licensing Client Workstations ==

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Dgreenwood: /* Hosted: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service */

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Hosted: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service

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	== Hosted: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service ==		== Hosted Licensing: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service ==

	Once a license has been activated on a machine, you can distribute licensing to client workstations by installing a '''Grooper Licensing''' service. This makes the single licensed machine a host, serving licenses to multiple machines. Installing the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is the first step in creating a "hosted" licensing setup.		Once a license has been activated on a machine, you can distribute licensing to client workstations by installing a '''Grooper Licensing''' service. This makes the single licensed machine a host, serving licenses to multiple machines. Installing the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is the first step in creating a "hosted" licensing setup.

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	Grooper can be licensed in two ways:		Grooper can be licensed in two ways:
	* stand-alone		* stand-alone
	* hosted		* self hosted


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	For "hosted" installations, you can use a licensed installation as a server to hand out licenses to client machines.		For "self hosted" installations, you can use a licensed installation as a server to hand out licenses to client machines.
	* In this case, the licensed machine will run a Grooper service, called '''Grooper Licensing'''.		* In this case, the licensed machine will run a Grooper service, called '''Grooper Licensing'''.
	* The client Grooper installations will then call to the service to receive their licensing, using a URL.		* The client Grooper installations will then call to the service to receive their licensing, using a URL.
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	== Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine ==		== Licensing Grooper to an Individual Machine ==

	This is a prerequisite to installing the '''Grooper Licensing''' service and creating a "hosted" licensed installation. You must have an activated license in order for the service to hand out licensing information to client workstations!		This is a prerequisite to installing the '''Grooper Licensing''' service and creating a "self hosted" licensed installation. You must have an activated license in order for the service to hand out licensing information to client workstations!
	* The steps below describe how to activate a license on the host server.		* The steps below describe how to activate a license on the host server.
	* Importantly, the machine running the '''Grooper Licensing''' service (i.e. the host machine/server) ''must'' be the one that initially registers and activates the license.		* Importantly, the machine running the '''Grooper Licensing''' service (i.e. the host machine/server) ''must'' be the one that initially registers and activates the license.
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	== Hosted Licensing: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service ==		== Self Hosted Licensing: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service ==

	Once a license has been activated on a machine, you can distribute licensing to client workstations by installing a '''Grooper Licensing''' service. This makes the single licensed machine a host, serving licenses to multiple machines. Installing the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is the first step in creating a "hosted" licensing setup.		Once a license has been activated on a machine, you can distribute licensing to client workstations by installing a '''Grooper Licensing''' service. This makes the single licensed machine a host, serving licenses to multiple machines. Installing the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is the first step in creating a "self hosted" licensing setup.
	* Grooper Services are various executable applications that run as a Windows Service to aid Grooper.		* Grooper Services are various executable applications that run as a Windows Service to aid Grooper.
	* The '''Grooper Licensing''' service will allow one licensed machine to hand out licensing information to other workstations.		* The '''Grooper Licensing''' service will allow one licensed machine to hand out licensing information to other workstations.
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	== Hosted Licensing: Licensing Client Workstations ==		== Self Hosted Licensing: Licensing Client Workstations ==

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	No big deal. That's what the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is for! The first machine already running a licensed version of Grooper can create a '''Grooper Licensing''' service to hand out licenses to the second workstation (or multiple workstations).		No big deal. That's what the '''Grooper Licensing''' service is for! The first machine already running a licensed version of Grooper can create a '''Grooper Licensing''' service to hand out licenses to the second workstation (or multiple workstations).
	* Refer to the previous [[#Hosted Licensing: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service\|Installing a Grooper Licensing Service]] for information on how to set up the '''Grooper Licensing''' service.		* Refer to the previous [[#Self Hosted Licensing: Installing a Grooper Licensing Service\|Installing a Grooper Licensing Service]] for information on how to set up the '''Grooper Licensing''' service.
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