diff --git a/docs/enterprise-guide/activating-the-enterprise-edition.md b/docs/enterprise-guide/activating-the-enterprise-edition.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a3f9f9e8766196f7ea02c9a7be4d7bcd6f431bc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/enterprise-guide/activating-the-enterprise-edition.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +## Getting and activating the Enterprise edition + +The Enterprise edition of Metabase is distinct from the open-source edition, so to use it you'll need to first get a license, get the Enterprise edition, and then activate enterprise features with your license. + +You can get a license by signing up for a free trial of the Enterprise edition. [Find out more here](https://metabase.com/enterprise/). + +To get the Enterprise edition, you can either [download the latest .jar file](http://downloads.metabase.com/enterprise/latest/metabase.jar), or get the [latest Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/metabase/metabase-enterprise/) at `metabase/metabase-enterprise:latest` + +Once you have the Enterprise edition running, to activate all of its features go to the Admin Panel within Metabase, click on the Enterprise tab, click the "Activate a license" button, and then paste in your license token. The page should change to show you that Enterprise features are now active. + +--- + +## Next: setting up SSO +We'll walk through how to connect your SSO to Metabase, starting with [SAML-based SSO](authenticating-with-saml.md). diff --git a/docs/enterprise-guide/start.md b/docs/enterprise-guide/start.md index 9b76e5349e80c399fc75c1f84fb0eeb2c885f4c1..fd6dabcd8b75b75cc320e04f09683fa0a047d4aa 100644 --- a/docs/enterprise-guide/start.md +++ b/docs/enterprise-guide/start.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ The Enterprise Edition of Metabase provides added functionality and solutions for large organizations looking to scale Metabase. This guide will walk you through the extra features in this edition of Metabase: +* [Getting and activating the Enterprise edition](activating-the-enterprise-edition.md) * [Authenticating with SAML](authenticating-with-saml.md) * [Authenticating with JWT](authenticating-with-jwt.md) * [Sandboxing data based on user attributes](data-sandboxes.md)