diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e6cc7331..8a724c282 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: build check-clean clean build-lattice cover cover-viz default docker docker-build docker-test docker-tag-push generate generate-protoc generate-pql generate-statik gometalinter install install-build-deps install-golangci-lint install-gometalinter install-protoc install-protoc-gen-gofast install-peg install-statik prerelease prerelease-upload release release-build test testv testv-race testvsub testvsub-race  test-txstore-rbf lattice
+.PHONY: build check-clean clean build-lattice cover cover-viz default docker docker-build docker-test docker-tag-push generate generate-protoc generate-pql generate-statik gometalinter install install-build-deps install-golangci-lint install-gometalinter install-protoc install-protoc-gen-gofast install-peg install-statik prerelease prerelease-upload release release-build test testv testv-race testvsub testvsub-race  test-txstore-rbf lattice release-build-trial
 
 CLONE_URL=github.com/pilosa/pilosa
 MOD_VERSION=v2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BRANCH_ID := $(BRANCH)-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)
 BUILD_TIME := $(shell date -u +%FT%T%z)
 SHARD_WIDTH = 20
 COMMIT := $(shell git describe --exact-match >/dev/null 2>&1 || git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-LDFLAGS="-X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.Version=$(VERSION) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.BuildTime=$(BUILD_TIME) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.Variant=$(VARIANT) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.Commit=$(COMMIT) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.LatticeCommit=$(LATTICE_COMMIT)"
+LDFLAGS="-X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.Version=$(VERSION) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.BuildTime=$(BUILD_TIME) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.Variant=$(VARIANT) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.Commit=$(COMMIT) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.LatticeCommit=$(LATTICE_COMMIT) -X github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2.TrialDeadline=$(TRIAL_DEADLINE)"
 GO_VERSION=1.14.10
 RELEASE ?= 0
 RELEASE_ENABLED = $(subst 0,,$(RELEASE))
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ cover-viz: cover
 build:
 	go build -tags='$(BUILD_TAGS)' -ldflags $(LDFLAGS) $(FLAGS) ./cmd/pilosa
 
+# Create a single release trial build under the build directory
+release-build-trial:
+	$(MAKE) $(if $(DOCKER_BUILD),docker-)build FLAGS="-o build/pilosa-trial-$(VERSION_ID)/pilosa" RELEASE=1
+	cp NOTICE README.md build/pilosa-trial-$(VERSION_ID)
+	tar -cvz -C build -f build/pilosa-trial-$(VERSION_ID).tar.gz pilosa-trial-$(VERSION_ID)/
+	@echo Created release trial build: build/pilosa-trial-$(VERSION_ID).tar.gz
+
 # Create a single release build under the build directory
 release-build:
 	$(MAKE) $(if $(DOCKER_BUILD),docker-)build FLAGS="-o build/pilosa-$(VERSION_ID)/pilosa" RELEASE=1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f0d161c95..dcd6b603a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ replace github.com/hashicorp/memberlist => github.com/pilosa/memberlist v0.1.4-0
 require (
 	github.com/CAFxX/gcnotifier v0.0.0-20190112062741-224a280d589d
 	github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v0.0.0-20180822151419-281ae9f2d895
+	github.com/beevik/ntp v0.3.0
 	github.com/benbjohnson/immutable v0.3.0
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0
 	github.com/codahale/hdrhistogram v0.0.0-20161010025455-3a0bb77429bd // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b9d5e44d7..f1ad4ecc5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ github.com/armon/circbuf v0.0.0-20150827004946-bbbad097214e/go.mod h1:3U/XgcO3hC
 github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.0.0-20180917152333-f0300d1749da h1:8GUt8eRujhVEGZFFEjBj46YV4rDjvGrNxb0KMWYkL2I=
 github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.0.0-20180917152333-f0300d1749da/go.mod h1:Q73ZrmVTwzkszR9V5SSuryQ31EELlFMUz1kKyl939pY=
 github.com/armon/go-radix v0.0.0-20180808171621-7fddfc383310/go.mod h1:ufUuZ+zHj4x4TnLV4JWEpy2hxWSpsRywHrMgIH9cCH8=
+github.com/beevik/ntp v0.3.0 h1:xzVrPrE4ziasFXgBVBZJDP0Wg/KpMwk2KHJ4Ba8GrDw=
+github.com/beevik/ntp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:hIHWr+l3+/clUnF44zdK+CWW7fO8dR5cIylAQ76NRpg=
 github.com/benbjohnson/immutable v0.3.0 h1:TVRhuZx2wG9SZ0LRdqlbs9S5BZ6Y24hJEHTCgWHZEIw=
 github.com/benbjohnson/immutable v0.3.0/go.mod h1:uc6OHo6PN2++n98KHLxW8ef4W42ylHiQSENghE1ezxI=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 530e4102a..1e9a8d053 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
+	"github.com/beevik/ntp"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/boltdb"
@@ -285,6 +286,16 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 
 	m.logger.Printf("%s", pilosa.VersionInfo())
 
+	if pilosa.TrialDeadline != "" {
+		layout := "2006-02-02"
+		pilosa.TrialDeadline = "2021-02-06"
+		endTime, err := time.Parse(layout, pilosa.TrialDeadline)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "parsing curTime from make file")
+		}
+		go m.dailyCheck(endTime)
+	}
+
 	// If the pilosa command line uses -tx to override the
 	// PILOSA_TXSRC env variable, then we must also correct
 	// the environment, so that pilosa/txfactory.go can determine the
@@ -478,6 +489,48 @@ func (m *Command) SetupServer() error {
 	return errors.Wrap(err, "new handler")
 }
 
+// dailyCheck runs in the background while a trial version of Molecula is being run, displaying daily reminders of the remaining days
+func (m *Command) dailyCheck(end time.Time) error {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	var err error
+	for range ticker.C {
+		cur, err := m.ntpServerTime()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "reading ntp server time")
+		}
+
+		m.logger.Printf("Current time remaining in trial: %v", end.Sub(cur))
+		if end.Sub(cur) <= 0 {
+			m.logger.Printf("end: %v", end) // test line
+			m.logger.Printf("cur: %v", cur) // test line
+			m.logger.Printf("Your free trial has ended")
+			os.Exit(0) //is 0 the right exit number?
+		}
+	}
+	return errors.Wrap(err, "reading ntp server time")
+}
+
+// ntpServerTime attempts to reach ntp servers with delays between each attempt
+func (m *Command) ntpServerTime() (time.Time, error) {
+	curTime, err := ntp.Time("0.beevik-ntp.pool.ntp.org")
+	errCount := 0
+	if err != nil {
+		for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+			curTime, err = ntp.Time("0.beevik-ntp.pool.ntp.org")
+			if err != nil {
+				errCount++
+				if errCount >= 4 {
+					return curTime, err
+				}
+				time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return curTime, err
+}
+
 // setupNetworking sets up internode communication based on the configuration.
 func (m *Command) setupNetworking() error {
 	if m.Config.Cluster.Disabled {
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 91a5841b7..7c3f2361b 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var Variant string
 var BuildTime string
 var LatticeCommit string
 var GoVersion string = runtime.Version()
+var TrialDeadline string
 
 func VersionInfo() string {
 	var prefix string
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func VersionInfo() string {
 	case buildTime != "":
 		suffix += " (" + buildTime + ")"
 	}
-	suffix += " " + GoVersion
+	suffix += " " + GoVersion + " limited time trial ends at: " + TrialDeadline
 
 	return prefix + "Pilosa" + suffix
 }