Install And Operate

Use this page when an AI agent or automation needs to set up or verify License Server on a WooCommerce store.

Setup flow

1. Install and activate WooCommerce.
2. Install and activate License Server.
3. Confirm activation created the custom database tables.
4. Create a software record in the License Server admin area.
5. Upload or place the release zip in releases/.
6. Enable licensing on a WooCommerce product or variation.
7. Complete a test order for that product.
8. Confirm the generated license appears in admin and customer My Account.
9. Call the public check and update endpoints with the generated key.

Software record requirements

Each software record should include:

• slug
• name
• version
• file_name
• readme

The file_name must match a zip file in the plugin releases/ directory.

Product meta contract

For a simple product or variation, License Server stores:

• _licenseserver_enabled
• _licenseserver_slug
• _licenseserver_limit
• _licenseserver_duration

License generation runs when WooCommerce fires woocommerce_order_status_completed.

Verification checklist

• The order status is completed.
• The product or variation has licensing enabled.
• The configured software slug exists.
• A row exists in licenseserver_licenses.
• The customer can see the key under My Account.
• /check returns a valid response for the key and slug.
• /update-check/{slug}/{license_key} returns metadata when the software record exists.
• /download/{slug}/{license_key} streams the zip when the file exists.