Store in database:
Schema::create('licenses', function (Blueprint $table) $table->id(); $table->string('key')->unique(); $table->foreignId('user_id')->nullable()->constrained(); // who owns it $table->string('product_name'); $table->enum('status', ['active', 'expired', 'revoked'])->default('active'); $table->timestamp('valid_until')->nullable(); $table->integer('max_domains')->default(1); $table->json('features')->nullable(); // e.g., ["api", "reports"] $table->timestamps(); ); // Domain whitelist / activation table Schema::create('license_activations', function (Blueprint $table) $table->id(); $table->foreignId('license_id')->constrained()->onDelete('cascade'); $table->string('domain'); $table->ipAddress('ip'); $table->timestamp('last_verified_at'); $table->timestamps(); );
LicenseActivation::updateOrCreate( ['license_id' => $license->id, 'domain' => $domain], ['ip' => $ip, 'last_verified_at' => now()] ); laravel license key system
$license = License::create([ 'key' => generateLicenseKey('PROD'), 'user_id' => auth()->id(), 'product_name' => 'Pro Plan', 'valid_until' => now()->addYear(), 'max_domains' => 3, 'features' => ['api', 'export'] ]); Create a LicenseService class.
Your software (client) will call your server to verify a license. Store in database: Schema::create('licenses'
$result = (new LicenseService)->validate($licenseKey, $request->getHost());
$response = Http::post('https://your-api.com/api/license/verify', [ 'license_key' => env('LICENSE_KEY'), 'domain' => url('/') ]); if (!$response->json('valid')) abort(403, $response->json('message')); function (Blueprint $table) $table->
namespace App\Services; use App\Models\License; use App\Models\LicenseActivation; use Illuminate\Http\Request;
if ($license->valid_until && $license->valid_until->isPast()) return ['valid' => false, 'message' => 'License has expired.'];
class LicenseService
if ($domain) $this->registerActivation($license, $domain, request()->ip());