LiMon Documentation
Welcome to the LiMon documentation. LiMon is an on-premises license monitoring appliance that supports FlexLM, RLM, LM-X, and DSLS.
Editions
LiMon is available in three editions. Every edition can be deployed as a native Linux package (.deb or .rpm). Docker is also available across the lineup: Community runs with Docker Compose from GHCR, while Standard and Professional also ship guided Docker install flows and packaged bundles.
- Community (free, source-available under BUSL-1.1) — Up to 5 servers, manual
config.ymlsetup, GitHub-based delivery, and community support. - Standard — Perpetual paid platform with Admin UI, Setup Wizard, intelligence reports, and up to 20 servers.
- Professional — Perpetual paid platform with unlimited servers plus webhooks, compliance ledger, and advanced analytics.
Standard and Professional are perpetual platform licenses — you own the platform tier you buy, forever. Each purchase includes one year of subscription. Subscription includes support and platform updates for both paid tiers, and unlocks the subscription-gated features available on your chosen platform: intelligence reports on Standard, and intelligence reports plus advanced analytics, compliance ledger, and AD/LDAP and Hybrid Entra integration on Professional.
Documentation conventions
This documentation covers all editions. Features exclusive to a specific tier or requiring an active subscription are marked with inline pills:
- Std Available in Standard and Professional
- Pro Available in Professional only
- Sub Requires an active annual subscription
Getting Started
- Quick Start — Deploy LiMon in 10 minutes
- Wizard Setup — Setting up LiMon the first time
- Configuration — Config file reference
- Admin UI — Manage LiMon from your browser
- The Frontend — What your users see
- API Reference — REST API documentation
- Reports — Savings and Audit Defense intelligence reports
- FAQ — Frequently asked questions
- Changelog — Paid release notes and upgrade notes
Release Notes
Standard and Professional releases now have a dedicated Changelog page in this documentation set.
Community edition users can continue to inspect source history directly in the public Git repository:
Edition Comparison
| Feature | Community | Standard | Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| License type | BUSL-1.1 | Perpetual | Perpetual |
| Deployment | Native packages or Docker Compose | Native packages or Docker | Native packages or Docker |
| Server limit | 5 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Historical Data | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Setup | Manual (config.yml) |
Wizard UI (DB) | Wizard UI (DB) |
| Email alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wizard Setup | - | Yes | Yes |
| Admin UI | - | Yes | Yes |
| Configuration | YML files | DB | DB |
| Webhooks | - | - | Yes |
| Intelligence reports | - | 1 year included | 1 year included |
| Compliance Ledger | - | - | 1 year included |
| Advanced Analytics | - | - | 1 year included |
| AD/LDAP + Hybrid Entra | - | - | 1 year included |
| Support | Community | 1 year included | 1 year included (priority) |
| Platform updates | GitHub | 1 year included | 1 year included |
| Pricing | Free | See pricing | See pricing |