# Question on licensing when using okteto cli on my own cluster **URL:** \ **Category:** Not sure?\ **Created:** [February 7, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/question-on-licensing-when-using-okteto-cli-on-my-own-cluster/1218 "2024-02-07T16:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![juan716](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@juan716](https://community.okteto.com/u/juan716)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/question-on-licensing-when-using-okteto-cli-on-my-own-cluster/1218/1 "2024-02-07T16:47:14Z")
Hello, I wanted to clarification on licensing for Okteto. If I use the cli to deploy applications in a cluster I manage (not the self hosted option), is this considered free? Thanks, Juan ---
**Author:** ![ramiro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.okteto.com/ramiro/32/6_2.png) [@ramiro](https://community.okteto.com/u/ramiro)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/question-on-licensing-when-using-okteto-cli-on-my-own-cluster/1218/2 "2024-02-07T17:30:57Z")
Hey @juan716, welcome to our community! Yes, you don’t need a license if you are using the Okteto CLI on your Kubernetes cluster and don’t plan to install Okteto Self-Hosted. Hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![juan716](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@juan716](https://community.okteto.com/u/juan716)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/question-on-licensing-when-using-okteto-cli-on-my-own-cluster/1218/3 "2024-02-08T01:31:17Z")
Hi @ramiro, thanks for the quick reply. This is just what I needed to know. Juan ---
**Author:** ![ramiro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.okteto.com/ramiro/32/6_2.png) [@ramiro](https://community.okteto.com/u/ramiro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://community.okteto.com/t/question-on-licensing-when-using-okteto-cli-on-my-own-cluster/1218/4 "2025-01-09T01:06:56Z")
Split this topic on January 9, 2025, 1:06am UTC 2 posts were split to a new topic: [Can I use the Okteto CLI on my Kubernetes cluster?](https://community.okteto.com/t/can-i-use-the-okteto-cli-on-my-kubernetes-cluster/1364)