# License on k8s 

**URL:** <https://discuss.liferay.com/t/license-on-k8s/956>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.liferay.com/t/license-on-k8s/956 "2026-09-16T17:36:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ibrahim\_Elmsery](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex014/user_avatar/discuss.liferay.com/ibrahim_elmsery/32/771_2.png) [@Ibrahim\_Elmsery](https://discuss.liferay.com/u/Ibrahim_Elmsery)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.liferay.com/t/license-on-k8s/956/1 "2026-09-16T17:36:10Z")

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**Hi everyone,**

Does anyone have experience with **Liferay licensing when deploying Liferay on a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster**?

I’d like to understand how the license works in a Kubernetes environment, especially when:

- Running multiple Liferay replicas/pods
- Pods are restarted or rescheduled to different nodes
- Scaling the deployment horizontally

Is the license tied to the pod, node, or cluster?

Any information or real-world experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![arun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@arun](https://discuss.liferay.com/u/arun)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://discuss.liferay.com/t/license-on-k8s/956/2 "2026-09-18T05:58:51Z")

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Liferay now has an Cloud Native subscription ([Cloud Native Experience - Liferay Official Documentation - Liferay Learn](https://learn.liferay.com/w/dxp/self-hosted-installation-and-upgrades/cloud-native-experience)) where it will be licensed based on the number of pods. Reach out to their sales for more details [Client Challenge](https://www.liferay.com/contact-sales)