mc license update

Description

Use the mc license update command to replace a license key for a deployment.

For deployments registered for MinIO SUBNET, MinIO automatically checks for and updates the license every month.

Examples

Update the License Key for a Deployment with Alias minio1

mc license update minio1 license.key

Syntax

The command has the following syntax:

mc [GLOBALFLAGS] license update                   \
                         ALIAS                    \
                         [LICENSE-FILE-WITH-PATH] \
                         [--airgap]

Parameters

ALIAS

mc-cmd

Required

The alias of the MinIO deployment.

LICENSE-FILE-WITH-PATH

mc-cmd

Optional

The path (relative to the current working directory) and file name of the key to use to update the deployment’s license.

To download the API key from SUBNET:

  1. Log in to MinIO SUBNET
  2. Go to the Deployments tab
  3. Select the API Key button near the top of the page on the right side of the account statistics information box
  4. Select copy button to the right of the key field to copy the key value to your clipboard
--airgap

mc-cmd

Optional

Use in environments without network access to SUBNET (for example, airgapped, firewalled, or similar configuration).

If the deployment is airgapped, but the local device where you are using the minio client has network access, you do not need to use the --airgap flag.

Global Flags

This command supports any of the global flags.

Last modified August 2, 2026: init commit (8338d5b)

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