provides "EVALExperience," which offers 365-day licenses for almost all VMware products, including ESXi 8.x and vCenter, specifically for personal labs. How to Assign a License Key If you already have a valid key, you can apply it via the VMware Host Client Log in to your ESXi host web interface. Navigate to in the left-hand navigator. Assign License and enter your key. Broadcom support portal to find the official free version?
Instead of searching GitHub, Broadcom has officially restored the free version of the hypervisor. is available for free with an embedded license that does not require a separate key. How to get it officially: hegdepavankumar/VMware-ESXi-License-Keys ... - GitHub esxi 80 license key github
(~$200/year)