Hello, I think this is an error in the documentation, you should not require a license to run Ignite. Cluster configuration parameter is only needed to alter cluster-wide configuration <https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/latest/administrators-guide/config/cluster-config> .
On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM Ihor Parashynets <[email protected]> wrote: > hello, > > is it possible to start Apache Ignite 3 open source version in embedded > mode with a cluster setup? > Reading > https://ignite.apache.org/docs/ignite3/latest/quick-start/embedded-mode > is unclear the following statement: > > "To start a Ignite 3 cluster, you need to provide a license together with > the cluster configuration in the clusterConfiguration parameter." > > which license and where to get it? Does it mean that the clustering > feature requires an enterprise license from GridGain and can't be used in > the open source version? > > Many thanks in advance > > Best regards > -- With regards, Aleksandr Polovtsev
