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# JetBrains Activating Tutorial
### Step 1 - Look up for JetBrains License Server
1. Visit [Censys Search](https://search.censys.io/)
2. Input the text below and search:
   ```plain
   services.http.response.headers.location: account.jetbrains.com/fls-auth
   ```
3. Find a site open on port 80. Click and have a check whether the status code is **302**. If not, find another one.  

![looking up for license servers](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d273115b-887e-48ba-9367-376d43a042fe)  
![checking whether status is 302](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a2cebd5e-0c71-4cca-80b7-84178bbd14cf)  

### Step 2 - Activate your IDE
1. Launch your IDE and select `License Server` on the activating page.
2. Copy the address, including protocol (`http://`) (do not include port) and click `Activate`
3. The same way to JetBrains Plugins like `Code With Me`
4. If activating fails, find another server and have a try.  
  
![activating](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e36a4dd0-964a-4fd6-b993-443e05f42393)  
![activated](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0391245c-c324-40f6-981d-02b2d98f662b)