Can I use the same license for a live and a staging site?
Yes, Spotlight's licensing allows you to use the same license key for a live site as well as a staging/development/local version of the site.
Accepted TLDs
The TLDs that are considered as development or staging are the following:
*.dev
*.dev.cc
(DesktopServer)*.test
*.local
*.staging
*.example
*.invalid
*.myftpupload.com
(GoDaddy)*.cloudwaysapps.com
(Cloudways)*.wpsandbox.pro
(WPSandbox)*.ngrok.io
(tunneling)
Accepted Subdomains
The subdomains that are considered as development or staging are the following:
local.*
dev.*
test.*
stage.*
staging.*
stagingN.*
(SiteGround;N
is an unsigned int)*.wpengine.com
(WP Engine)dev-*.pantheonsite.io
(Pantheon)test-*.pantheonsite.io
(Pantheon)staging-*.kinsta.com
(Kinsta)staging-*.kinsta.cloud
(Kinsta)*.mystagingwebsite.com'
(Pressable)
Additionally, if your domain is localhost
(with any port), it will also be treated as a localhost domain.