From 4ba092a906bf9169528ae92a51ab275209b814ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rin Oliver Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 14:15:11 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update license key docs to reflect self-service provisioning flow Removes "contact your account representative" steps from all three Orka setup guides. Customers now receive their license key in their order confirmation and can self-serve via the customer portal. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx | 12 +++--------- .../orka-on-aws-getting-started.mdx | 12 +++--------- .../orka-on-prem-getting-started.mdx | 10 ++-------- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx b/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx index 4db94cb..40d5444 100644 --- a/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx +++ b/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx @@ -48,17 +48,11 @@ Orka Engine provides macOS virtualization via Command Line Interface (CLI) on in ## Obtaining an Orka License Key -Orka Engine requires a valid license key to operate. To request a license key: +Your license key is included in your order confirmation from MacStadium. If you don't have it, log in to your customer portal at [macstadium.users.licensespring.com](https://macstadium.users.licensespring.com) or contact [support@macstadium.com](mailto:support@macstadium.com). -1. Contact your MacStadium account representative +Activate your license: -2. Provide your organization name, deployment details, and use case - -3. Your account representative will submit your information to our licensing team for provisioning - -4. Receive license key via email (Est. 24 hour turnaround time) - -5. Activate: `orka-engine license set --key YOUR_KEY` +`orka-engine license set --key YOUR_KEY` You can also download Orka Engine directly at: [https://distribution.macstadium.com/orka-engine/official/3.5.2/orka-engine.pkg](https://distribution.macstadium.com/orka-engine/official/3.5.2/orka-engine.pkg) diff --git a/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-aws-getting-started.mdx b/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-aws-getting-started.mdx index 484766a..2a80e8d 100644 --- a/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-aws-getting-started.mdx +++ b/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-aws-getting-started.mdx @@ -248,17 +248,11 @@ You must attach a security group to allow traffic between the managed Kubernetes ## Obtaining an Orka License Key -Orka Engine requires a valid license key to operate. To request a license key: +Your license key is included in your order confirmation from MacStadium. If you don't have it, log in to your customer portal at [macstadium.users.licensespring.com](https://macstadium.users.licensespring.com) or contact [support@macstadium.com](mailto:support@macstadium.com). -1. Contact your MacStadium account representative +Activate your license: -2. Provide your organization name, deployment details, and use case - -3. Your account representative will submit your information to our licensing team for provisioning - -4. Receive license key via email (Est. 24 hour turnaround time) - -5. Activate: ``orka-engine license set --key YOUR_KEY`` +``orka-engine license set --key YOUR_KEY`` You can also download Orka Engine directly at: [https://distribution.macstadium.com/orka-engine/official/3.5.2/orka-engine.pkg](https://distribution.macstadium.com/orka-engine/official/3.5.2/orka-engine.pkg) diff --git a/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-prem-getting-started.mdx b/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-prem-getting-started.mdx index 2347988..0f6902a 100644 --- a/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-prem-getting-started.mdx +++ b/orka/orka-on-aws-and-on-prem/orka-on-prem-getting-started.mdx @@ -84,15 +84,9 @@ Alternatively, you could also add these manually as ApiServer arguments by editi ### Obtaining an Orka License Key -Orka Engine requires a valid license key to operate. To request a license key: +Your license key is included in your order confirmation from MacStadium. If you don't have it, log in to your customer portal at [macstadium.users.licensespring.com](https://macstadium.users.licensespring.com) or contact [support@macstadium.com](mailto:support@macstadium.com). -1. Contact your MacStadium account representative - -2. Provide your organization name, deployment details, and use case - -3. Your account representative will submit your information to our licensing team for provisioning - -4. Receive license key via email (Est. 24 hour turnaround time) +Add your license key to `cluster.yml` under `orka_engine_license_key` before running the installer (see below). ### Installing the Orka Cluster Services From 95f760eda941a7f8e4a7b50b6e8ca6db498b9c90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rin Oliver Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 14:15:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix: update VDI deployment guide to reference self-service license portal Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- .../macstadium-vdi-deployment/deployment-guide.mdx | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/remote-desktop-vdi/macstadium-vdi-deployment/deployment-guide.mdx b/remote-desktop-vdi/macstadium-vdi-deployment/deployment-guide.mdx index 294e5aa..ab30abb 100644 --- a/remote-desktop-vdi/macstadium-vdi-deployment/deployment-guide.mdx +++ b/remote-desktop-vdi/macstadium-vdi-deployment/deployment-guide.mdx @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ There are three roles in this setup: - 10GB Ethernet - macOS 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), or 26 (Tahoe) -An Orka Engine license key and installer URL (contact your MacStadium account representative) +An Orka Engine license key (included in your order confirmation from MacStadium — if you don't have it, log in to your customer portal at [macstadium.users.licensespring.com](https://macstadium.users.licensespring.com) or contact [support@macstadium.com](mailto:support@macstadium.com)) An administrator account on each machine Network connectivity between the controller and all Mac hosts @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ cd ~/orka-automation/orka-engine-orchestration ansible-playbook install_engine.yml -i inventory -e "orka_license_key=YOUR-LICENSE-KEY" -e "engine_url=https://distribution.macstadium.com/orka-engine/official/3.5.2/orka-engine.pkg" ``` -**Note:** Obtain your license key and installer URL from your MacStadium account representative. +**Note:** Your license key is included in your order confirmation from MacStadium. If you don't have it, log in to your customer portal at [macstadium.users.licensespring.com](https://macstadium.users.licensespring.com) or contact [support@macstadium.com](mailto:support@macstadium.com). The installer URL is already included in the command above. ### 5.1  Verify the Installation From d2acd50a480e3289a82a019a5c96bd077bad5648 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rin Oliver Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:22:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix: update M1-M3 hardware reference to M1 or later in Orka Engine docs (DI-550) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx b/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx index 1e9b4cc..46491f3 100644 --- a/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx +++ b/orka/orka-engine/orka-engine-30.mdx @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ You can also download Orka Engine directly at: [https://distribution.macstadium. ## Installation -To install Orka Engine on an Apple silicon ARM (M1-M3) computer running macOS 13 (Ventura) and above, it is necessary to acquire and run the installer package. +To install Orka Engine on an Apple silicon host (M1 or later) running macOS 13 (Ventura) and above, it is necessary to acquire and run the installer package. The Orka Engine installer is self-guided and takes less than a minute to install successfully. Simply double click or right click open the **orka-engine.pkg** file from the source download directory and follow the prompts.