Premium & Licensing

How premium works

exceed has a licensed tier on top of the core feature set. A server becomes premium when it has an active license attached to it. Licensing is per-server: activating a license on one server has no effect on any other.

The core moderation, engagement, and utility features are available to every server. A license unlocks the premium experience and any add-on capabilities tied to that key.

Activating a license

A license is a key you redeem in your server. With the key in hand, an admin runs:

,auth <key>

That activates the server. Once a license is bound to a server, it belongs to that server — the same key can't be used elsewhere while it's active.

A few rules keep things sane:

• A key that has been revoked can't be activated.
• A key that has expired can't be activated.
• A key already in use in another server can't be reused until it's freed.
• A server can hold one active license at a time — you can't stack a second key on top of an already-licensed server.

Expiry

Some licenses last forever; others run for a fixed duration. A timed license stays active until it expires, after which the server drops back to the core tier. A license with no duration simply stays active. You can always activate a fresh key later to renew or extend access.

Feature add-ons

Beyond plain premium, a license can carry feature add-ons — capabilities enabled specifically for that key. When a license includes an add-on, the matching pages and tools appear for that server; without it, they stay hidden. This lets access be tailored per-server rather than all-or-nothing.

Checking your status

After running ,auth, the bot confirms the server has been activated. From then on, premium features and any add-ons on your license are available, and you configure them on the dashboard like any other feature.

Next steps

• Tour the web app in The Dashboard.
• Set up who can manage your server in Permissions.