Welcome to the Licensing Guide.

If you’re brand new, “licensing” can feel like an annoying technical gate. But it exists for a reason, and once you understand how it works, it becomes straightforward.

This document is written for complete beginners. It assumes you may never have:

• used NinjaTrader,
• installed a strategy,
• or entered a license key before.

You will learn exactly what to do, what you should see, what common mistakes look like, and how to fix them.

✅ IMPORTANT UPDATE (READ THIS FIRST)

TradingBoss strategies now auto-refresh daily.

Licensing is designed to work with that “set and forget” workflow:

• Once your license validates and your strategy is enabled, it can keep running continuously.
• You do not need to restart every morning.

You only intervene if there is a real error (license, VPS, or connection).

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this guide, you will understand:

• What licensing is and why TradingBoss uses it
• How the licensing system works (simple validation flow)
• What gets checked during validation:
  • license key
  • machine (VPS) ID
  • subscription status
  • account type
  • account limits
• Where to enter your license key in NinjaTrader (exact steps)
• License types (monthly, annual, lifetime)
• Products (FastPass standalone vs Full Bundle)
• Machine binding:
  • what it means
  • why it exists
  • what happens when you change VPS
  • how to request a reset
• Account limits:
  • what they are
  • how to avoid hitting them
  • what to do if you hit the limit
• How to verify your license is working
• Full troubleshooting for common license errors and messages