SongKong, another way to install License

The usual procedure to install a SongKong License is to

• Start SongKong
• Select File:Update License
• Copy/paste the three lines from your license email into  the license dialog

This is fine but with SongKong 4.10 we moved license details into a new license.properties file. You can now edit the file  directly instead. This can be useful if you are running SongKong without using a Gui such as on a remote linux server, or if there is a license issue.

Simply open the existing license.properties file in your User Folder with your favourite text editor and replace the three lines with the new values

licenseEmail=a.nonymous@supermail.net
licenseKey1=30224bd4777210c7fb43352665f5dcdeed029fedded0
licenseKey2=ce302142665f5dcdeed029fedd65fe7eedd957e507be

If no such file exists just create a new license.properties file and add the three lines, then start SongKong  and it will use your new license details.

What is the User Folder

The only difficulty can be finding the SongKong User Folder, this is not the same as the Installation Folder. The SongKong User Folder is where we store your user specific settings, and this location varies for different operating systems.

Windows

On Windows the SongKong User Folder is C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\SongKong where username is your username. But the AppData folder is hidden by default, to see it you need enable Show Hidden Files on Windows Explorers View tab

See how AppData appears when you enable 
Show Hidden Files

AppData Missing

AppData Visble

Windows procedure is:

• Navigate to  C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\SongKong
• Edit license.properties and save
• Start SongKong 

OSX

On Macs the SongKong User Folder is C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\SongKong

But the Library folder is hidden by default, to make it visible
from the Finder hold down Option Button and select Go menu, then it will appear in the list

OSX Procedure is:

• Select Library from the list 
• Go to Preferences:SongKong folder
• Edit license.properties and save 
• Start SongKong

Linux

The SongKong User Folder  is the .songkong folder within the Installation Folder. Folders beginning with a dot are not shown in linux with a regular ls command, instead you need to use ls -a to see them


Linux procedure is:

• cd .songkong
• Edit license.properties and save
• Start SongKong