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# Switching from Trial License to 3 Free Nodes License

If you want to change your license from a 30-day trial to a 3 Node free license, please follow these steps.

1. **Request a Free Node License Key**: Please visit [our website](https://www.portainer.io/take-3?hsLang=en) to request a free node license key.
2. **Log in to Portainer and Remove Your 30-Day Trial License Key**: After obtaining your free node license key, log in to your Portainer account and proceed to remove your existing 30-day trial license key. Detailed documentation for adding and removing licenses can be [here](/sts/admin/licenses.md).
3. **Add Your New 3 Nodes Free License Key**: Once the trial license key has been removed, follow the provided instructions in the documentation to add your new 3 Nodes Free license key.