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 # DPF server context

 Last update: 31.07.2026 

The server context drives the licensing logic a DPF server uses.

## Available licensing context

Two main licensing context type capabilities are available:

- **Premium:** This default context allows DPF to perform license checkouts, making licensed DPF operators available.
- **Entry:** This context does not allow DPF to perform any license checkout, meaning that licensed DPF operators fail.

## Default context

The default context for the server is **Premium**. You can change the default context using the **ANSYS\_DPF\_SERVER\_CONTEXT** environment variable.

The **Entry** server context is only available in DPF 2023 R2 and later.