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Activate Powerpack

Nx Powerpack unlocks features of Nx that are particularly useful for larger organizations. Powerpack is available for Nx version 19.8 and higher. The features include the ability to:

Activating Powerpack is a two step process.

1. Purchase a License

You'll need to purchase a license online. The license is a seat-based license. If you have an open-source repository, reach out to powerpack-support@nrwl.io for a free license.

{% call-to-action title="Buy a Powerpack License" icon="nx" description="Unlock all the features of Nx" url="https://cloud.nx.app/powerpack/purchase" /%}

Once you've completed the purchase, you will receive a license key.

2. Register the License Key

{% tabs %} {% tab label="Closed Source Repository" %}

To register the license key in your repository, run the nx activate-powerpack command.

nx activate-powerpack YOUR_LICENSE_KEY

The license will be saved in your repository and should be committed so that every developer has access to the Powerpack features.

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Open Source Repository" %}

Register the license key as an environment variable that is not committed to the repository.

NX_POWERPACK_LICENSE=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY

{% /tab %} {% /tabs %}