# NGINX Plus licensing workflows




This reference shows how NGINX Plus validates license status and sends usage reports to F5. The workflows include startup, license expiration, and reporting in both online and offline (disconnected) environments.

## Startup check

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[![image](solutions/about-subscription-licenses/images/NGINX-Plus-startup-check.svg)](../images/NGINX-Plus-startup-check.svg)

## License expiration check

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[![image](solutions/about-subscription-licenses/images/NGINX-Plus-license-expiration-check.svg)](../images/NGINX-Plus-license-expiration-check.svg)

## License reporting check

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Default: every 1 hour.

[![image](solutions/about-subscription-licenses/images/NGINX-Plus-licensing-reporting-check.svg)](../images/NGINX-Plus-licensing-reporting-check.svg)

## License reporting check (offline)

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Default: every 1 hour.

[![image](solutions/about-subscription-licenses/images/NGINX-Plus-licensing-reporting-check-offline.svg)](../images/NGINX-Plus-licensing-reporting-check-offline.svg)

## License renewal using JWT token

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[![image](solutions/about-subscription-licenses/images/NGINX-Plus-license-renewal-with-JWT.svg)](../images/NGINX-Plus-license-renewal-with-JWT.svg)

Default: every 1 hour.

**Note:** 
If your subscription was renewed under the Flexible Consumption Program (FCP), automatic JWT renewal isn't supported. You must [apply updated JWT licenses manually](https://docs.nginx.com/solutions/about-subscription-licenses/getting-started/#manually-update-license) at each renewal to make sure NGINX Plus continues to work.

Check your subscription details, including subscription type, on [MyF5](https://my.f5.com).

For more information, see [K000160880: JWT license auto-renewal may fail in NGINX Plus](https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000160880).