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You need a license server with a valid license file running in order to start the application.
To receive your license file, please send the order ID as well as the host name and host ID (MAC address) of your license server to support@das-element.com

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The host name is what your computer name is called on a network.
Your license server host name will be something similar to: licserver or vfx-license

Linux/Mac

Windows

  • open a terminal

  • type: hostname - hit enter

  • this should give you the host name

  • open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

  • type: hostname - hit enter

  • this should give you the host name

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What is the host ID?

The Host ID is your Ethernet ID/MAC address. It will look similar to this:
0284b864d514 or 02:84:b8:64:d5:14

Linux/Mac

Windows

  • open a terminal/shell

  • type: ifconfig - hit enter

  • the host id is the number after "ether"

  • look for you network device and “Hwaddr”

  • open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

  • type:

ifconfig

  • ipconfig /all - hit enter (or getmac /V)

  • look for you network device and "Physical Address"

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Connect to the license server

To connect to your license server you have two three options.:Set

  • set an environment variable

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  • use a license config file

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  • use an environment variable file

To show your licenses visit the following address in your web browser: http://vfx-license:5054

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Set environment variable DASELEMENT_LICENSE - as a fallback the variable RLM_LICENSE will be used.
Should look something like this: {port}@{hostname}. The default port is 5053

Linux

export DASELEMENT_LICENSE=5053@your-license-server

Windows

setx DASELEMENT_LICENSE "5053@your-license-server”

Mac

launchctl setenv DASELEMENT_LICENSE 5053@your-license-server

License config file (option

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Create this file in the current users home directory:

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Info

For MacOS it’s way easier to use the license config file (license.conf) or environment variable file (variables.env) since environment variables might work differently depending on the OS version

Setting the variable in ~/.bash-profile, ~/.zsh, etc. might not work since the software starts as GUI application. To make everything as easy as possible it is recommended to use the environment file.


How to run RLM on a different port

If you need to start the RLM license server on a different port use the flag ‘-ws'.
Don’t forget to update the DASELEMENT_LICENSE environment variable accordingly!

Code Block
./rlm -ws 5055

How to point RLM to custom ISV (.set) location

By default RLM expects the Independent Software Vendor file (ISV / aka. daselement.set) in the same folder of the rlm executable. To store this file elsewhere, simply modify the second line of your license file to point to your chosen daselement.set file path.

Code Block
HOST your-license-server 0284b864d514 5053
ISV daselement /path/to/daselement.set
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