What domains qualify for a free development license?
The following generic domains are currently whitelisted for development licenses: localhost
, modmore
, 127.0.0.1
You can also use any domain that ends with the following top level domains: *.dev
, *.test
, *.loc
, *.local
, *.localhost
, *.project
, *.lab
, *.docker
, *.modx
To top it off, we also allow the following subdomains to install free development licenses: dev.*
, develop.*
, stage.*
, staging.*
, local.*
, test.*
, demo.*
, next.*
, sandbox.*
, pre-www.*
, modxtest.*
, modxdemo.*
, preview.*
Subdomains must be the first or second dot-delimited section of the domain, at least 3 levels deep. So you can use for example: dev.site.com, foo.dev.site.com, and dev.foo.site.com.
MODX Cloud and modhost.pro users can also use free development users on their cloud domains. A paid license is needed as soon as you start using it on a production domain.
On accepted development domains our Package Provider will show "Free to try on development" in the package name for the eligible Premium Extras. Migrations from a live to a development domain are automatically assigned a new development license. Migrations from development to live will alert you of a license issue via email.