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I’m about to buy the commercial license but I need to know if I can install it on my own domain for the site build and development and then just transfer the license to the clients domain as we don’t have access to this yet ?? Or does EE need the domain for the licensing setup ??

You can do exactly as you describe. When you move the site from your server to the client’s you’ll need to follow a few simple instructions, but the process is typically very smooth.

EE’s license is per installation, not per domain. This means that EE is not “locked” into a specific domain. As long as you only have a single live/public installation per license, you’re fine. There is a “grace period” if you need to switch servers where you can have two installations up during the move. And, of course, you’re allowed to have a local/test installation in addition to the live installation at no extra cost.

Overall we’ve tried to make EE’s license policies as friendly as possible to the real world needs of developers.