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title: "Migrating to Cloud Licensing"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/LIC5/125050590/Migrating%20to%20Cloud%20Licensing"
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This page explains how to migrate from a centralized License Server setup to Chaos Cloud Licensing.


## **Overview**

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## **Preparation**

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### **Before Installation**

Before installing products in Cloud Licensing mode, the Admin should do the following in My Chaos:

1. **Add users to the Organization.**

Add everyone who should be able to use Chaos products to your Organization in My Chaos.

- You can [add users in bulk](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LIC5/pages/124656864) by uploading a CSV file.
- Larger organizations can use [single sign-on (SSO)](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LIC5/pages/244088844) and automatic user provisioning by integrating their identity provider.


2. **Assign licenses**
  1. **Named licenses: **Assign each Named license directly to the person who should use it. That license becomes dedicated to them.
  2. **Floating licenses (shared pool):**
    - Assign all Floating licenses to the Admin account.
    - Turn on **Floating License Sharing** in the Organization tab.
    - Floating licenses assigned to the Admin become a shared pool for everyone in the Organization. Only one shared pool is supported at this time.


### **After the Preparation**

- Everyone who needs access has a Chaos account added to the Organization and can sign in.
- Named seats are assigned to specific users.
- The shared Floating license pool is ready.
- You can now start moving machines to Cloud Licensing.


## **Migration Paths**

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## After Migration

For any product version that uses Cloud Licensing:

1. Open the product.
2. When asked, sign in with your Chaos Account, or with corporate SSO (depending on how your organization is set up).
3. After sign-in:
  - If you were assigned a license directly, that license is used.
  - Otherwise, the product will use a Floating license from the shared pool.

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## Important Note on Render Nodes and Offline Environments

Cloud Licensing requires:

- The machine has Internet access, and
- The user can sign in interactively.

Because of this requirement:

- Fully offline environments are not supported by Cloud Licensing. Read [this article](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LIC5/pages/244613143) for details on migrating a setup with offline licenses to Chaos Cloud Licensing.
- Lab machines, render nodes, and other unattended systems that cannot sign in with a user account are not good candidates for Chaos Cloud Licensing.

These machines should continue using the existing License Server deployment. It can run in parallel with Cloud Licensing for other users and machines.