Do I Need a Cal When My Windows Server Is Used to Run a Web Server?

Generally speaking – server to server communication does not require a CAL. … If you use a Linux server to run a web server, but your users accessing the web server are being authenticated via Windows Server – users (or the devices they use) will need a Windows Server CAL.

Do I need CALs for Web server?

Cal is required in case you are using Terminal Services ,SQL,Exchange etc. For Web server you don’t need any licenses for the users. If you are sharing folders in your OS , again you don’t need it but if it is shared on SQL server then Cal is required( for SQL) . Cal is required in MS-Project too.

Do you need a license for Windows Server?

Each physical server, including single-processor servers, will need to be licensed with a minimum of 16 Core Licenses (eight 2-packs or one 16-pack). One core license must be assigned for each physical core on the server. Additional cores can then be licensed in increments of two packs or 16 packs .