---
title: "Installing Headless Services"
slug: "installing-headless-services"
abstract: "Installation prerequisites and methods for the Headless Services module."
---
# Installing Headless Services

To enable editing and server-side rendering with Sitecore Headless Services, you must meet the following requirements:

- Sitecore 9.0 Update-1 or later - note that to use some JavaScript Rendering SDKs, such as Next.js, you must have Sitecore 10.0 or later.
- Sitecore Headless Services license - for Sitecore 10.2 and later, this license is included in subscription licenses. For perpetual licenses, the Headless Services license can be purchased as an add-on. Customers upgrading to 10.2 can contact their account manager to obtain a license that includes Headless Services.

    To check if your license is a Headless Services-enabled license, open your `license.xml` file in a text editor and search for `Sitecore.JSS`. If your license does not include Headless Services and:

    - You are a *partner* - recently updated partner licenses should already have the key that enables Headless Services. If you do not have the endorsement, you can request a new partner license on [SPN](https://spn.sitecore.net/Partner%20Resources/Partner%20License.aspx) or contact your Sitecore Partner Manager.
    - You are a *customer* - if you do not have a Headless Services license, please contact your Sitecore Account Manager, request a temp license for short-term needs, and discuss migration to a Headless Services license.

## Installation methods

The method of installing Sitecore Headless Services depends on your deployment architecture.

You can install Sitecore Headless Services:

- [Using the package .zip](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/hd/23/sitecore-headless-development/install-headless-services-using-the-package--zip-file.html "Install Headless Services using the package .zip file").
- [As an Azure Web Deploy Package (WDP)](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/hd/23/sitecore-headless-development/install-headless-services-as-a-web-deploy-package-on-azure.html "Install Headless Services as a Web Deploy Package on Azure").
- [In Sitecore Containers](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/hd/23/sitecore-headless-development/install-headless-services-in-containers.html "Install Headless Services in containers").