Set up the server
Start with the installation and setup flow, then connect your first software release to WooCommerce.
License Server
Turn a WooCommerce store into a software licensing, activation, and update server for premium plugins, themes, and digital products.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”License Server converts a WooCommerce store into a licensing and update backend for software products.
Core capabilities
Section titled “Core capabilities”- Automatic license generation when eligible WooCommerce orders are completed.
- License activation and validation through a public REST API.
- Activation limits per license key.
- Protected update metadata and zip downloads for licensed clients.
- Admin management for software releases, licenses, activations, and logs.
- Customer-facing license visibility in WooCommerce account pages and order details.
Main workflows
Section titled “Main workflows”- An admin creates a software record with a slug, version, readme, and release zip.
- The admin links a WooCommerce product or variation to that software slug.
- A customer buys the product and receives generated license keys.
- A client plugin activates and checks the license against the REST API.
- The client plugin requests update metadata and downloads the protected zip package.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”Operate day to day
Learn how software releases, licenses, customer delivery, and troubleshooting work once the server is live.
Integrate a client plugin
Use the activation, check, update, and download patterns to connect another plugin to License Server.
Read the API
Jump straight to the public and admin endpoint reference when you need exact route behavior.
Quick Links
Section titled “Quick Links”How to navigate this documentation?
Section titled “How to navigate this documentation?”You do not need to read everything at once. Start with the path that matches what you are trying to do.
- If you want to install and operate License Server, read Getting Started and Operate License Server.
- If you want to integrate another plugin or app with License Server, read Integrate Your Plugin and the REST API.
- If you want to connect License Server knowledge to an AI system, read Agents and MCP and MCP Server.
- If you want the complete picture, follow the sidebar from top to bottom to understand setup, operations, integration, APIs, developer internals, and agent-facing guidance.
Who This Is For
Section titled “Who This Is For”- Store owners selling premium plugins, themes, or apps through WooCommerce.
- Plugin developers who need a license activation and update backend.
- Engineers who need the data model, hooks, and API behavior to extend the plugin safely.