Add a Chef License Key
This page describes how to add a license key to a Chef product.
You can find your license key on the customer support portal.
Products
The following products require a Chef License key to run:
Add license key
Chef products accept a license key with either an environment variable or as a command line argument.
License data is stored locally in a configuration file at $HOME/.chef/licenses.yaml.
Command line option
Use the --chef-license-key command line option to add a license key.
<CHEF_PRODUCT_COMMAND> --chef-license-key <LICENSE_KEY>
Environment variable
Use the CHEF_LICENSE_KEY environment variable to add a license.
export CHEF_LICENSE_KEY=<LICENSE_KEY>
<CHEF_PRODUCT_COMMAND>