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Licensing

This page describes how to install Molybden license keys.

Trial

You can try Molybden for free for 3 weeks. You don’t need to provide any payment information. Just start using Molybden and the trial will start automatically on your development machine.

When the trial expires, you won’t be able to use Molybden. The applications you have already built with Molybden will continue to work, but you won’t be able to build new applications or update existing ones.

To continue using Molybden, you need to purchase a subscription.

Subscription

Molybden requires an active subscription in order to work. You can purchase a subscription on the pricing page, cancel, or renew it at any time.

When your subscription expires, you won’t be able to use Molybden. The applications you have already built with Molybden will continue to work, but you won’t be able to build new applications or update existing ones.

License key

When you purchase a subscription, you will receive an email with your personal development license key. This key is intended to be used on your development machine only. You can use it on up to 3 personal development machines.

Important: The development license key is intended to be used only by you. Sharing the license key on the internet or with other developers is against the Terms of Use.

To install the license key, you need to create an environment variable named MOLYBDEN_KEY with the value of your license key.

Here’s the instruction on how to create the MOLYBDEN_KEY environment variable on different operating systems:

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Open System and Security → System and select Advanced system settings.
  3. Select Environment Variables…
  4. Select New… from the User variables section.
  5. Add your name/key value pair, replacing your_key with your development license key. 
    Variable name: MOLYBDEN_KEY
Variable value: your_key
  6. Select OK to save your changes.
  1. Run the following command in your terminal, replacing your_key with your development license key. 
    echo "export MOLYBDEN_KEY=your_key" >> ~/.zshrc
  2. Update the shell with the new variable: 
    source ~/.zshrc
  3. Confirm that you have set your environment variable using the following command. 
    echo $MOLYBDEN_KEY

    The value of your key will be the resulting output.

  1. Run the following command in your terminal, replacing your_key with your development license key. 
    echo "export MOLYBDEN_KEY=your_key" >> ~/.bashrc
  2. Update the shell with the new variable: 
    source ~/.bashrc
  3. Confirm that you have set your environment variable using the following command. 
    echo $MOLYBDEN_KEY

    The value of your key will be the resulting output.

CI/CD

Your personal development license key is intended to be used only on your development machines. It’s not recommended that you use your development license key on CI build machines.

When you purchase a subscription, you will receive an email with a special license key that is intended to be used on CI build machines. You can use it on an unlimited number of CI build machines and make up to 50 builds per day on all CI build machines combined.

To install the CI license key on a CI build machine, you need to create an environment variable named MOLYBDEN_CI_KEY with the value of your CI license key.

Here’s the instruction on how to create the MOLYBDEN_CI_KEY environment variable on different operating systems:

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Open System and Security → System and select Advanced system settings.
  3. Select Environment Variables…
  4. Select New… from the User variables section.
  5. Add your name/key value pair, replacing your_ci_key with your CI license key. 
    Variable name: MOLYBDEN_CI_KEY
Variable value: your_ci_key
  6. Select OK to save your changes.
  1. Run the following command in your terminal, replacing your_ci_key with your development license key. 
    echo "export MOLYBDEN_CI_KEY=your_ci_key" >> ~/.zshrc
  2. Update the shell with the new variable: 
    source ~/.zshrc
  3. Confirm that you have set your environment variable using the following command. 
    echo $MOLYBDEN_CI_KEY

    The value of your key will be the resulting output.

  1. Run the following command in your terminal, replacing your_ci_key with your CI license key. 
    echo "export MOLYBDEN_CI_KEY=your_ci_key" >> ~/.bashrc
  2. Update the shell with the new variable: 
    source ~/.bashrc
  3. Confirm that you have set your environment variable using the following command. 
    echo MOLYBDEN_CI_KEY

    The value of your key will be the resulting output.

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