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Version 7 by Vishal Ganeriwala
on Feb 23, 2009 22:27.

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 Two years ago Citrix released developer licenses for Citrix XenApp. However I still see tons of requests for an eval license for trying out XenApp in support forums and community in general. The XenApp developer license gives a 2CCU license to evaluate XenApp for 12 months. It is a really good option to deploy a small lab for testing or build a XenApp environment for SDK development or testing but as [Brian Madden|http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/brianmadden/archive/2009/02/10/citrix-xenapp-in-the-amazon-com-ec2-cloud-is-now-simple-with-a-free-preconfigured-virtual-appliance.aspx] mentioned in his blog while back this free edition of XenApp is not sufficient for "real" testing, but serious Citrix customers can still contact a reseller to get a 99-user, 90-day eval license. The 1 year developer license is also a good option for trying out XenApp in personal lab and getting Citrix certified. The developer licenses will work on XenApp 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 servers.
  
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 Here is step by step process to get your own developer license.
  
Step 1: Sign up for a [Free MyCitrix account|http://citrix.com/mycitrix]
  *Step 1:* Sign up for a [Free MyCitrix account|http://citrix.com/mycitrix]
  
Step 2: Login to MyCitrix and select "Product Previews / Beta Releases - License Retrieval" from the "My Tools" widget.
  *Step 2:* Login to MyCitrix and select "Product Previews / Beta Releases - License Retrieval" from the "My Tools" widget.
  
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Step 3: Select "Presentation Server Dev. Edition"
  *Step 3:* Select "Presentation Server Dev. Edition"
  
Step 4: Verify that you are assigned a license code and then Click Continue
  *Step 4:* Verify that you are assigned a license code and then Click Continue
  
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Step 5: Search for a solution advisor or select "I cannot find my reseller" and continue.
  *Step 5:* Search for a solution advisor or select "I cannot find my reseller" and continue.
  
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Step 6: Verify the contact and address information
  *Step 6:* Verify the contact and address information
  
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Step 7: Determine the hostname of License Server and click continue (Tip hostname is case sensitive)
  *Step 7:* Determine the hostname of License Server and click continue (Tip hostname is case sensitive)
  
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 Step 8: Retrieve and save your XenApp license.
  *Step 8:* Retrieve and save your XenApp license.
  
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 If you are a hobbyist or geek like me who wants to try out XenApp server but don't want to install XenApp from scratch but want something quick. I have created XenApp Demo AMI (Amazon Machine Image) with a developer license and *[Chris Fleck has a video|http://community.citrix.com/x/4AN4Aw]* where he explains how to get your own XenApp Server in Amazon EC2 cloud in 15 minutes using the XenApp Demo AMI.