# Acquire and manage a license key

If you wish to self-host Cal.com with either our Ultimate plan or Platform plan, you need to acquire a License Key to do so.

**Step 1:**\
Log on to <https://console.cal.com> using your free Cal.com account

<figure><img src="/files/V0FIAOAR0GUraFwduzk7" alt=""><figcaption><p>Getting started on console.cal.com</p></figcaption></figure>

**Step 2:**\
Click on New **Deployment ->** under step 1. Create a deployment&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/koUNck0XT62G5VKdoqQI" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 3:**

Click on Next Step, confirming the kind of deployment you'd like to create.

<figure><img src="/files/AIC0vi6XvEsLCbndbbOX" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 4:**

Give your deployment a name to identify later

<figure><img src="/files/erS40rRLuVkxeoz1kEyr" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 5:**\
Select a plan and provide the payment details (don't worry, you will **NOT** be charged until 30 days have passed since the date of sign-up on the console)

<figure><img src="/files/15XAW6jmhWWz5Jhi50gv" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 6:**\
You should now see your deployment as shown below and you can use this License Key, place it in the .env file in root, and start using Cal.com in production

<figure><img src="/files/RKhC9jyEvLuWAcnH8aNS" alt=""><figcaption><p>Deployment with CALCOM_LICENSE_KEY</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
Note that this License Key will only work in Production environment. To get a license key for development environment, please go to <https://console.cal.dev> instead and acquire it in a similar way
{% endhint %}


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