[role="xpack"]
[[license-settings]]
=== {xpack} License Settings
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<titleabbrev>License Settings</titleabbrev>
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You can configure this licensing setting in the `elasticsearch.yml` file.
For more information, see
{xpack-ref}/license-management.html[{xpack} License Management].

`xpack.license.self_generated.type`::
Set to `trial` (default) to enable all {xpack} features. +
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If set to `basic`, the self-generated license gives access only to the features
of a standard basic license. You can later upgrade the cluster to a trial
license.
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