The FileZilla Pro Enterprise Server license is subscription-based, meaning it will expire if not renewed. To continue using the software without interruption, you’ll need to keep your subscription active. Renewing also ensures your software stays up to date and gives you ongoing access to priority support from our team.
With the release of a new version, you can now enter a new registration key before your current subscription expires, ensuring seamless continuity, no downtime, no reconfiguration needed.
Do I Need to Upgrade to Renew?
No — renewing your subscription does not require upgrading to a new version. If you’re running FileZilla Pro Enterprise Server 1.10.7 or later, you can extend your subscription validity using the steps below without changing your installed version, your configuration, or any of your server settings. The functionality you have today keeps working exactly as it does now once the extension goes through.
Why You Should Still Run the Latest Build
Renewing without upgrading is a valid choice, but running an outdated build long-term carries real costs worth knowing about before you decide to stay put:
- Security: older builds don’t include fixes for vulnerabilities discovered and patched since their release. The longer you stay on an old build, the more of these you’re exposed to.
- Passive-connection issues: an outdated version is the most common cause of passive-mode connection problems we see reported. If clients intermittently fail to connect or list directories, checking whether you’re several versions behind is one of the first things worth ruling out.
- SFTP client compatibility: if you update past version 1.12.0 and a legacy or unmaintained SFTP client that used to connect suddenly can’t, see Legacy SFTP Clients Not Connecting? Relax Protocol Compliance for why, and the setting that fixes it.
- Expiration date display: on an outdated build, the new expiration date shown after you extend your subscription may not display correctly, even though the extension itself was processed correctly on our end. If your renewed date looks wrong, updating to the latest build is the first thing to try before contacting support.
See Updating FileZilla Server/FZPES for how to check for and install the latest build whenever you’re ready.
- Connect to the FileZilla Pro Enterprise Server by clicking on the Connect to Server… button.
- Select Extend subscription from the Server menu.
- Choose how you want to extend your subscription validity, either via the internet or offline.
- Select Extend subscription validity by entering a registration key if you have it, alternatively select Extend subscription validity entering purchase details if you don’t.
- If you choose to Extend your subscription validity via the internet and the provided information is correct, you have successfully extended the validity of your subscription. If you encounter an issue, ensure your registration key or your purchase details have been entered correctly.
- If you want to extend the subscription validity offline, first you’ll need to create an offline subscription validity request and then enter the confirmation code, as outlined in our offline subscription renewal guide.
