> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.genesiscomputing.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # License Activation > Review licensing state and activate or update a Genesis license, including optional activation in bypass-mode deployments. ## Overview The **License Activation** page is the customer/admin view for understanding the current license state of a Genesis deployment. Actual Genesis License Activation page showing license-free mode state. ## What the page can show Depending on the deployment, customers may see: * license-free mode, * an active license summary, * expiry or slot information, * activation or update actions, * environment-specific messages. ## Bypass-mode deployments In Snowpark Container Services (SPCS) and other deployments where license enforcement is bypassed, all Genesis features remain available without a license key. This includes deployments where `LICENSE_ENFORCEMENT_ENABLED` is not set to `TRUE`. Genesis still keeps the activation form available in these environments. Activating a real license is optional, but it lets shared Genesis services identify the deployment by your real client name for cross-deployment workflows such as enhancement or support submissions. When no real license is stored in bypass mode, the page shows the environment notice instead of an active-license summary. After you activate a real license, the page shows the real client name, expiration date, and slot settings even though enforcement remains bypassed. ## When to use it Use this page when you need to verify whether your deployment requires a license, or when you need to activate, update, or review the current license state. In SPCS or other bypass-mode deployments, use it when you want to store a license for identification without turning enforcement on. ## Related pages * [Advanced Settings](/docs/Setup/Advanced-Settings) * [Users and Roles](/docs/Setup/Users-And-Roles)