From ecc2243513383df50b3921059e1ca0b3e71451fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kolaente <k@knt.li>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:45:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(config): add license.key configuration option

Add license key configuration under the license section. When empty or
absent, Vikunja runs in community mode with no licensed features.
---
 config-raw.json      | 10 ++++++++++
 pkg/config/config.go |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/config-raw.json b/config-raw.json
index fabdadbfd..dd395b768 100644
--- a/config-raw.json
+++ b/config-raw.json
@@ -1056,6 +1056,16 @@
                     "comment": "The plugin loader to use. \"yaegi\" loads plugins from Go source files (directories of .go files). \"native\" (deprecated) loads compiled Go plugin shared libraries (.so files)."
                 }
             ]
+        },
+        {
+            "key": "license",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "key": "key",
+                    "default_value": "",
+                    "comment": "The license key for Vikunja. If empty or absent, Vikunja runs in community mode with all non-licensed features available."
+                }
+            ]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 27b913c1b..6ca03a334 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ const (
 	PluginsEnabled Key = `plugins.enabled`
 	PluginsDir     Key = `plugins.dir`
 	PluginsLoader  Key = `plugins.loader`
+
+	LicenseKey Key = `license.key`
 )
 
 var maxFileSizeInBytes uint64
@@ -503,6 +505,8 @@ func InitDefaultConfig() {
 		log.Warningf("Config key %q is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use %q instead.", WebhooksProxyPassword, OutgoingRequestsProxyPassword)
 		OutgoingRequestsProxyPassword.Set(proxyPassword)
 	}
+	// License
+	LicenseKey.setDefault("")
 }
 
 // ResolvePath resolves a path relative to service.rootpath.