.. _License:

License
=======

Scout is commercial software. A valid license key is required to use the plugin.

Validation and usage tracking require an outbound HTTPS connection from the AMS host to
``license20.raskenlund.net`` (port 443).

To obtain a license, contact `Raskenlund <https://www.raskenlund.com/contact-us/>`_.

License tiers
-------------

Scout is available in three tiers. Each tier includes all features of the tiers below it.

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   * - Tier
     - Features included
   * - **Standard**
     - CMSD-Static header and manifest-tag injection; MQA on-device metrics (PSNR / SSIM /
       VMAF); ``CMSD-MQA`` header injection; web management UI; REST management API;
       Prometheus metrics export; MQA score ingest via REST receiver.
   * - **Integration**
     - All Standard features. Intended for deployments that integrate Scout with external
       monitoring or quality-assessment pipelines.
   * - **Enterprise**
     - All Integration features, plus quality alerting via webhook.

The resolved tier is logged at startup::

   Scout: License tier resolved to STANDARD

Configuring the license key
----------------------------

Set ``licenseKey`` in ``/usr/local/antmedia/conf/scout.properties``:

.. code-block:: yaml

   licenseKey: "YOUR-LICENSE-KEY"

License validation is asynchronous. Scout starts immediately and begins annotating streams
once validation succeeds. If the host cannot reach ``license20.raskenlund.net``, stream
annotation is suspended and Scout retries validation automatically.