Not Received Community E4dition Lisence key

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hi ,i set up a self-hosted n8n instance (version 2.26.8) and requested the free community edition Lisence Key.The UI showed a confirmation but i never received the email.I have checked my spam/junk folders as well.Could help me get the activation key sent to my correct email address? dragonsuser18@gmail.com
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Hi @shruti_s

Can you try a different email?

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Hey @shruti_s, this is a known recurring issue with Gmail addresses specifically, n8n’s license email occasionally gets filtered or silently dropped by Gmail even when it doesn’t show in spam.

Two things to try:

Use a non-Gmail address (Outlook, ProtonMail, a work email) when requesting the key, this resolves it for most people who hit this issue.
Email support@n8n.io directly with your instance details and the email you used, they can manually issue the key.
Also worth noting: the Community Edition license is mainly for enabling features like SSO and external secrets. If you’re just getting started, n8n works fully without it for most use cases, you can continue without the key while you wait.