From ce69d5fa64cb42a4467421bf64e1b5e039db2788 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Profizi <100710998+PProfizi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:02:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Mention ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE in Getting Started (#1271)

---
 docs/source/getting_started/index.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst b/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst
index c0ed30733b..a9699acda4 100755
--- a/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting_started/index.rst
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ Install DPF Server
 
 For more information about the license terms, see :ref:`DPF Preview License Agreement<target_to_license_terms>`.
 
+To use a remote license, change or set the ``ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE`` environment
+variable to point to the Ansys license server ``<license_server_to_use>``:
+
+.. code::
+
+    ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1055@<license_server_to_use>
+
 For installation methods that do not use `pip <https://pypi.org/project/pip/>`_,
 such as using **Docker containers**, see :ref:`ref_getting_started_with_dpf_server`.