routeros-scripts-main/doc/check-perpetual-license.md

Check perpetual license on CHR
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Description
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On *Cloud Hosted Router* (*CHR*) the licensing is perpetual: Buy once, use
forever - but it needs regular renewal. This script checks licensing state
and sends a notification to warn before expiration.

### Sample notifications

![check-perpetual-license notification warn](check-perpetual-license.d/notification-01-warn.avif)  
![check-perpetual-license notification renew](check-perpetual-license.d/notification-02-renew.avif)

Requirements and installation
-----------------------------

Just install the script:

    $ScriptInstallUpdate check-perpetual-license;

And add a scheduler for automatic update notification:

    /system/scheduler/add interval=1d name=check-perpetual-license on-event="/system/script/run check-perpetual-license;" start-time=startup;

Configuration
-------------

No extra configuration is required for this script, but notification
settings are required for
[e-mail](mod/notification-email.md),
[gotify](mod/notification-gotify.md),
[matrix](mod/notification-matrix.md),
[ntfy](mod/notification-ntfy.md) and/or
[telegram](mod/notification-telegram.md).

Usage and invocation
--------------------

Be notified when run from scheduler or run it manually:

    /system/script/run check-perpetual-license;

Tips & Tricks
-------------

The script checks for full connectivity before acting, so scheduling at
startup is perfectly valid:

    /system/scheduler/add name=check-perpetual-license@startup on-event="/system/script/run check-perpetual-license;" start-time=startup;

See also
--------

* [Notify on RouterOS update](check-routeros-update.md)

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