Can't activate license key

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I have deployed a self-hosted version via Render. Everything works except for the license key. I created one and send it to me via Email but it doesn’t work when I paste it in.
Are there any specific environment variables that I have to set correctly, except for the ones I need to get everything going?

In my logs on Render I see two error messages, which could both indicate to the problem:

1.: “Failed to activate license: activation failed because SDK was not yet initialized”

2.: “Failed to renew license: renewal failed because current cert is not initialized”

Information on my n8n setup

  • 1.75.0
  • Database: I don’t know exactly tbh
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting: idk either
  • Running n8n via Render
  • Windows 11

Edit: I think I might have added a custom domain AFTER I created the license key. Could that be the problem?

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

  • n8n version:
  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):
  • Operating system:
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I have the same issue on render, so it seems to be a render specific issue.

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Update (2025/01/29): Has been fixed with one of the recent patches.

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Glad to hear it, thanks for letting us know!

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