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DOC-3505: Address feedback from product review
- Reframe overview to emphasize cloud connection is opt-in - Remove hard-coded trial duration (defer to Portal) - Remove specific plugin entitlement claims (defer to Portal) - Remove ZIP note (pending confirmation from Cloud team) - Rename section to "Cloud-powered features" for clarity - Add Portal links for trial details that may change
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== Overview
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A self-hosted trial provides access to {productname} premium plugins and cloud-powered services in a self-hosted environment. This allows evaluation of the full {productname} feature set, including features that depend on cloud services, without requiring a separate cloud deployment or additional scripts.
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A self-hosted trial provides access to {productname} premium plugins in a self-hosted environment. Integrators can optionally connect to {cloudname} services during the trial to evaluate cloud-powered features such as Spell Checker Pro, Export to PDF, and TinyMCE AI, without requiring a separate cloud deployment or additional scripts.
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During the trial period, {productname} connects to {cloudname} services using the trial license key. No separate API key is required.
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Connecting to cloud services is opt-in. Setting the `+cloud_services_trial+` option to `+true+` enables the connection. Without this option, the editor operates entirely offline with no cloud dependency. No separate API key is required.
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Only new customers can start a self-hosted trial. The trial period lasts 14 days from the date of sign-up.
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Only new customers can start a self-hosted trial. For trial duration and entitlement details, see the link:https://www.tiny.cloud/my-account[Tiny Cloud Account] portal.
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== Prerequisites
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npm install tinymce@^{productmajorversion} tinymce-premium@^{productmajorversion}
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The self-hosted trial also supports installation using a ZIP package. For ZIP-based setup instructions, see xref:zip-install.adoc[Quick start: ZIP]. The remaining steps in this guide apply regardless of the installation method.
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=== Step 2: Configure the editor with the trial license key
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Add the trial license key to the {productname} configuration using the `+license_key+` option:
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For hosting setups, ensure the `+licensekeymanager+` folder is present in the `+plugins+` directory alongside all other plugins. For more details, see xref:license-key.adoc#_setting_up_the_commercial_license_key_manager[Setting up the Commercial License Key Manager].
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== Available features
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== Cloud-powered features
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The self-hosted trial includes access to the following cloud-powered premium features:
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The following premium features require a connection to {cloudname} services and will only function when `+cloud_services_trial+` is set to `+true+`:
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| AI-powered content generation and editing.
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In addition to cloud-powered features, all self-hosted premium plugins included in the `+tinymce-premium+` package are available during the trial without requiring a cloud connection.
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All other premium plugins included in the `+tinymce-premium+` package function during the trial without a cloud connection.
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For the full list of features included in a trial, see the link:https://www.tiny.cloud/my-account[Tiny Cloud Account] portal.
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== Network requirements
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| Limitation | Details
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| Duration
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| 14 days from sign-up.
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| The trial period begins at sign-up. For the current trial duration, see the link:https://www.tiny.cloud/my-account[Tiny Cloud Account] portal.
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| Eligibility
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| New customers only. Existing customers with an active subscription are not eligible for a self-hosted trial.
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| The editor ceases to function when the trial license key expires. Purchase a commercial license to continue using {productname}.
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| Cloud services
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| Cloud-powered features require an active internet connection and the `+cloud_services_trial+` option set to `+true+`.
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| Cloud-powered features require an active internet connection and the `+cloud_services_trial+` option set to `+true+`. Without this option, no cloud connection is made.
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== After the trial
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| No. Unlike a hybrid deployment, the self-hosted trial does not require an additional script tag. The `+cloud_services_trial+` option and the trial license key handle all cloud service connectivity.
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| Which plugins work without cloud services?
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| All premium plugins that do not depend on an external service function during the trial regardless of the `+cloud_services_trial+` option value. This includes plugins such as xref:advtable.adoc[Advanced Tables], xref:introduction-to-powerpaste.adoc[PowerPaste], xref:footnotes.adoc[Footnotes], and xref:mergetags.adoc[Merge Tags], among others.
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| All premium plugins that do not depend on an external service function during the trial regardless of the `+cloud_services_trial+` option value. Only the features listed in <<Cloud-powered features>> require the cloud connection to be enabled.
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| Can the trial be extended?
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| Trial extensions are not available through self-service. Contact link:https://support.tiny.cloud[{productname} Support] for assistance.

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