diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
index 3b36d4df..f26eaae2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const { getAuthProviderFromReq } = require('../auth/authProvider');
 const { checkLicense, checkLicenseKey } = require('../utility/checkLicense');
 const storage = require('./storage');
 const { getAuthProxyUrl } = require('../utility/authProxy');
+const { getPublicHardwareFingerprint } = require('../utility/hardwareFingerprint');
 
 const lock = new AsyncLock();
 
@@ -188,12 +189,12 @@ module.exports = {
   startTrial_meta: true,
   async startTrial() {
     try {
-      const ipResp = await axios.default.get('https://api.ipify.org?format=json');
+      const fingerprint = await getPublicHardwareFingerprint();
 
       const resp = await axios.default.post(`${getAuthProxyUrl()}/trial-license`, {
         type: 'premium-trial',
         days: 30,
-        publicIp: ipResp.data.ip,
+        fingerprint,
       });
       const { token } = resp.data;
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js b/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9b8d3e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/hardwareFingerprint.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+const axios = require('axios');
+const os = require('os');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
+
+async function getPublicIp() {
+  try {
+    const resp = await axios.default.get('https://api.ipify.org?format=json');
+    return resp.data.ip || 'unknown-ip';
+  } catch (err) {
+    return 'unknown-ip';
+  }
+}
+
+function getMacAddress() {
+  const interfaces = os.networkInterfaces();
+  for (let iface of Object.values(interfaces)) {
+    for (let config of iface) {
+      if (config.mac && config.mac !== '00:00:00:00:00:00') {
+        return config.mac;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return '00:00:00:00:00:00';
+}
+
+async function getHardwareFingerprint() {
+  const publicIp = await getPublicIp();
+  const macAddress = getMacAddress();
+  const platform = os.platform();
+  const release = os.release();
+  const hostname = os.hostname();
+  const totalMemory = os.totalmem();
+
+  return {
+    publicIp,
+    macAddress,
+    platform,
+    release,
+    hostname,
+    totalMemory,
+  };
+}
+
+async function getHardwareFingerprintHash(data = undefined) {
+  if (!data) {
+    data = await getHardwareFingerprint();
+  }
+  const fingerprintData = JSON.stringify(data);
+  const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(fingerprintData).digest('hex');
+  return hash;
+}
+
+async function getPublicHardwareFingerprint() {
+  const fingerprint = await getHardwareFingerprint();
+  const hash = await getHardwareFingerprintHash(fingerprint);
+  return {
+    hash,
+    payload: {
+      platform: fingerprint.platform,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+// getHardwareFingerprint().then(console.log);
+// getHardwareFingerprintHash().then(console.log);
+// getPublicHardwareFingerprint().then(console.log);
+
+module.exports = {
+  getHardwareFingerprint,
+  getHardwareFingerprintHash,
+  getPublicHardwareFingerprint,
+};