# IDA Teams Licenses

IDA Teams uses a subscription-based licensing model, allowing users to pay an annual fee per seat. It uses a server that keeps track of all work done by the team.

#### Table of Contents

* [Installing the IDA Teams server](#installing-the-ida-teams-server)
* [License borrowing](#license-borrowing)

## Installing the IDA Teams server.

After your purchase of IDA Teams licenses, you will receive an e-mail that contains a link to a download area, where you will find, among other things:

* an installer for the IDA Teams server (also called the "Hex-Rays Vault server")
* [an administration guide](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/main/teams/ida-teams-admin-guide.md) for the IDA Teams server

Please follow the instructions in the administration guide to install the server.

## License borrowing

IDA Teams can be used either online (i.e., with a connection to its server), or offline (e.g., if you have to travel.)

To enable this mechanism, it is possible to "borrow" a license for a certain amount of time, through IDA's "Help" menu.


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