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Named User License and Feature Restricted Licensing in ColdFusion

Last updated on Feb 25, 2025

Learn about Named User Licensing and Feature Restricted Licensing in ColdFusion.

With the release of ColdFusion (2025 release), Adobe has transitioned from a traditional serial key-based licensing model to to a subscription-based licensing mode. This change will provide better control and security in various deployment environments, whether online, offline, or isolated.

The new licensing system introduces the following:

Named User Licensing
Feature Restricted Licensing

Named User Licensing

In Named User Licensing (NUL) model, a license is assigned to an individual user rather than a device. The license is tied to the user's Adobe ID, allowing you to install and use the software on multiple devices but only one active session at a time.

Feature Restricted Licensing

Feature-Restricted Licensing (FRL) is a model that allows software providers to enable or restrict access to specific features based on a user’s license type. This approach gives organizations flexible control over software usage and costs by granting access only to needed features, while restricted ones remain locked unless a license upgrade is applied. ColdFusion supports the following FRL license types:

Feature Restricted Licensing – Online

It is a secure license activation method for users who require access to desktop software but are unable to use Named User Licensing. This activation requires an Internet connection to validate the license upon installation to validate the license upon installation. Following the license activation, it no longer requires Internet connection.

Feature Restricted Licensing - Offline

It is a license activation method for users who work on machines that aren't connected to the Internet and require their licenses directly installed with the application package. Licenses are directly installed on user machines with the application package.

Feature Restricted Licensing – Isolated

It is a license activation method for users who work on machines with no Internet connection. A unique activation code is required during package creation to create a corresponding license. The licenses are installed directly on the computers with the apps using a self-contained activation package.

View Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

Get started with ColdFusion (2025 release) Licensing

Get installers

Download the ColdFusion installers from either:

Add licensing package

Admin console

The Adobe Admin Console is a centralized platform where administrators can manage Adobe licenses, users, and product configurations for their organization. View Admin console overview for more information.

Download the license package

The license package in the Adobe Admin Console is a downloadable package that includes the necessary files for deploying and managing Adobe software licenses across an organization. The License Package is typically used to automate and streamline the licensing process for Adobe products, especially for organizations with multiple users.

View Packaging apps via the Admin Console for more information.

Important

The Admin Console and package download interface offer a few general options that aren’t unique to ColdFusion. With the continued evolution of ColdFusion licensing, updates to the Admin Console will align accordingly. In the 2025 release, documentation for the license deployment package will specify what applies to ColdFusion.

GUI installer

While installing ColdFusion, in the Install Type screen, select License Type, and then select Next.

Select the license type while installing ColdFusion

Enter the licensing details. Select Standard or Enterprise, and Activation mode, NUL or FRL.

NUL

Select Named User License and continue the installation.

Feature Restricted License

Select the option and add the license package. Continue the installation.

Silent installer

The silent.properties contains the following properties for Named User and Feature Restricted Licensing.

GUI installer

Use the following properties in the silent.properties file.

#Silent properties for ColdFusion 2025 GUI Installer 

INSTALLER_UI=SILENT  

#Valid Values are 1/2/3 (full/trial/developer)  

SILENT_INSTALL_TYPE= 

#Valid values are 1/2 (NUL/FRL) 

SILENT_LICENSE_ACTIVATION_MODE=2 

SILENT_LICENSE_FILE_PATH=C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\License\\ngl-preconditioning-data.json 

#Valid values are 1/2 (ENT/STD) 

SILENT_LICENSE_EDITION=2 

#Valid values are 1/2/3/4/5 (Production/Development/Staging/Testing/Disaster_Recovery) 

SILENT_DEPLOYMENT_TYPE= 

#Valid values are 1/2/3 (ear/war/standalone) 

SILENT_SERVER_TYPE=3  

SILENT_INSTALL_JNBRIDGE=false  

#Remote administrator component for server remote start/stop 

SILENT_INSTALL_ADMIN=false  

SILENT_INSTALL_SOLR=false  

SILENT_INSTALL_PDFG=false  

#For Linux it would be as /opt/coldfusion2025 (Change it as per your path) 

SILENT_INSTALL_FOLDER=C:\\ColdFusion2025  

#Enable one of Prod(secure/prod)/dev profile. These 3 are mutually exclusive and only one of them can be true and others are false.  

SILENT_ENABLE_PROD_SECURE_PROFILE=false  

SILENT_ENABLE_PROD_DEFAULT_PROFILE=false  

SILENT_ENABLE_DEV_PROFILE=true  

#IP addresses from which Administrator can be accessed. 

SILENT_ADMIN_IP=  

#IP address of the CF installed machine through which PDFG/Solr service would be accessed remotely. 

SILENT_JETTY_IP=  

SILENT_ADMIN_USERNAME=admin  

SILENT_ADMIN_PASSWORD=Adm1n$12  

SILENT_ENABLE_RDS=true  

SILENT_RUNTIME_USER=  

#Provide password when enable RDS is true  

SILENT_RDS_PASSWORD=Adm1n$12  

#username/password of remote administrator component for server remote start/stop  

SILENT_JETTY_USERNAME=admin  

SILENT_JETTY_PASSWORD=Adm1n$12  

#Context Root for J2ee Installation  

SILENT_CONTEXT_ROOT=  

SILENT_AUTO_ENABLE_UPDATES=true  

#For Linux it would be as /opt/coldfusion11 (Change it as per your path) 

SILENT_PREV_CF_MIGR_DIR=  

#Enable/Disable the servlets depending on if they are not used by your application or not.  

#Applicable only if production OR Production+Secure profile is enabled. For Dev profile, all are enabled by default.  

ENABLE_RDS=false  

ENABLE_WSRP=false  

ENABLE_JSDEBUG=false  

ENABLE_CFR=false  

ENABLE_CFSWF=false  

ENABLE_CFFORMS=false

ZIP installer

To silently install the service, enter the following command:

Windows

Execute cfinstall.bat --file-name <file name> --installer-mode silent
Execute cfinstall.bat -f <file name> -i silent

Non-Windows

Execute ./cfinstall.sh --file-name <file name> --installer-mode silent
Execute ./cfinstall.sh -f <file name> -i silent

The file requires the below properties to be mentioned in a specific format to install the service silently.

#Silent properties for ColdFusion 2025 ZIP Installer  

# ColdFusion Administrator password  

COLDFUSION_ADMIN_PASSWORD=Adobe$123  

# Internal webserver port  

COLDFUSION_ADMIN_PORT=8550 

# Install License type - 1-Install new version of Adobe ColdFusion 2025 with License , 2-30-day trial, 3-Developer Edition  

INSTALL_TYPE=1  

# Edition - 1-Enterprise,2-Standard 

LICENSE_EDITION=2 

# Mode - 1-NUL,2-FRL 

LICENSE_ACTIVATION_MODE=2  

# FRL License File Path 

LICENSE_FILE_PATH=C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\License\\ngl-preconditioning-data.json 

# Accept EULA- true. To proceed, you must accept the EULA  

EULA_ACCEPTED=true 

# IP address from which Administrator can be accessed  

IP_ADDRESSES= 

# Specify the deployment type- 1-Production, 2-Development, 3-Staging, 4-Testing, 5-Disaster recovery  

DEPLOYMENT_TYPE=5 

# Name of the ColdFusion service  

COLDFUSION_WIN_SERVICE_NAME=cftest1 

# Server profile - 1-Production+Secure, 2-Production, 3-Development.  

SERVER_PROFILE=1 

# Specify the RDS password  

COLDFUSION_RDS_PASSWORD=Adobe$123 

# ColdFusion install location  

COLDFUSION_INSTALL_LOCATION=C:\\ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_win64\\ColdFusion\\

View Install ColdFusion silently for more information on setttings properties for silently installing ColdFusion.

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