# Adding a License

Lenses requires a valid license to start. The license can be added via the UI when in bootstrap mode or at deployment time via the[ provisioning APIs](https://github.com/lensesio-dev/docs/blob/master/getting-started/connections/automation/README.md).

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See [provisioning](https://github.com/lensesio-dev/docs/blob/master/getting-started/connections/automation/README.md) for integration into your CI/CD pipelines.
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## License Expired <a href="#license-expired" id="license-expired"></a>

If at any point the license becomes invalid (it expired / too many brokers were added to the cluster) only the license page will be available.

## License Management

See [License Management](https://docs.lenses.io/latest/devx/5.5/user-guide/licenses).