Licenses live on your profile, not on a server. /profile lists every one you have bought, which
server it is currently on, and what it costs.
You can buy from two places, and both end at the same Stripe checkout:
| From | Behaviour |
|---|---|
/profile → Buy a license | Buys an unassigned license. You pick the server afterwards |
| A server's Premium page | Buys a license and assigns it to that server immediately |
Buying without a server first is the flexible route — useful when you are setting up a server you have not created yet, or buying for someone else.
Before checkout you confirm the statutory withdrawal information. This is a legal requirement for digital services delivered immediately, not an upsell.
Cloudy never sees your card details. Stripe handles the payment and redirects you back.
Back on /profile, the license shows as Not assigned. Click Assign and pick a server.
Assign attaches a license to a server. The target must be a server you own and that Cloudy is installed on — being an administrator is not enough for this particular action, because a license is a payment relationship.
The moment it is assigned, every premium plugin that was enabled on that server starts running again.
Detach removes a license from a server. The license stays on your profile and can be re-assigned at any time.
Detach it from the old server and assign it to the new one — or use Transfer to do both in one step.
For subscription licenses the billing moves with the license: future renewals apply to the new server automatically. There is no proration, no gap, and no second charge.
Manage at Stripe opens the Stripe customer portal, where you can:
A cancelled subscription stays active until the end of the paid period. The license shows Cancelled with an Access until date, and the server keeps full premium access until then.
Lifetime licenses have nothing to manage — they never renew and never expire.
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Active | Paid and running. Assigned licenses unlock their server |
| Cancelled | Cancelled but still inside the paid period. Full access until Access until |
| Expired | The period ended. Premium plugins on the assigned server stop |
| Not assigned | Paid but on no server. Nothing is unlocked until you assign it |
A refunded lifetime purchase revokes the license. A disputed or refunded subscription payment ends the entitlement the same way. In both cases the server's configuration is kept — only the entitlement goes.
On a server's Premium page, any admin can see that the server is licensed and who bought it. Only the purchaser sees the license on their own profile and can move or cancel it.