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From your repository on GitHub, create a new file with the "New File" button on the top bar in the repo. Name it "LICENSE.md" or "LICENSE. txt" and choose the right license from the license picker. You can also paste the license from the website .

How to Add a License to Your Repository Open your repository in GitHub. Select "Create a new file". A pop-up window appears. ... Name the text file. Typically ?LICENSE.md?. ... Open the license text file, and add the text of your license. ... Commit the license to your repository.

However, without a license, the default copyright laws apply, meaning that you retain all rights to your source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. If you're creating an open source project, we strongly encourage you to include an open source license.

On your GitHub Enterprise Server instance, navigate to the main page of the repository. Above the list of files, using the Add file drop-down, click Create new file. In the file name field, type LICENSE or LICENSE.md (with all caps). On the Edit new file tab, paste the full text of the license you want to use.

Viewing license usage on GitHub.com Navigate to GitHub.com. In the top-right corner of GitHub.com, click your profile photo, then click Your enterprises. In the list of enterprises, click the enterprise you want to view. In the enterprise account sidebar, click Settings. Under Settings, click Enterprise licensing.

After you download and GitHub Enterprise Server, you must upload the license file to unlock the application for you to use. For more information about downloading your license file, see "Downloading your license for GitHub Enterprise."

While a vast number of open source licenses exist, unless you have very specialised needs you would generally be recommended to use one of: Copyleft: GNU General Public License (GPL) or GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL). ... Permissive: one of Apache 2.0, MIT or BSD (2 clause or 3 clause) licenses.