# NGINX Plus licensing workflows

Type of document: Reference
Product: Solutions

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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).