Can I use the same license for a live and a staging site?

Yes, Spotlight’s licensing allows you to use the same license key for a live site as well as a staging/development/local version of the site.

Accepted TLDs

The TLDs that are considered as development or staging are the following:

• *.dev
• *.dev.cc (DesktopServer)
• *.test
• *.local
• *.staging
• *.example
• *.invalid
• *.myftpupload.com (GoDaddy)
• *.cloudwaysapps.com (Cloudways)
• *.wpsandbox.pro (WPSandbox)
• *.ngrok.io (tunneling)

Accepted Subdomains

The subdomains that are considered as development or staging are the following:

• local.*
• dev.*
• test.*
• stage.*
• staging.*
• stagingN.* (SiteGround; N is an unsigned int)
• *.wpengine.com (WP Engine)
• dev-*.pantheonsite.io (Pantheon)
• test-*.pantheonsite.io (Pantheon)
• staging-*.kinsta.com (Kinsta)
• staging-*.kinsta.cloud (Kinsta)
• *.mystagingwebsite.com' (Pressable)

Additionally, if your domain is localhost (with any port), it will also be treated as a localhost domain.