How to restrict who can download a Docker image

[milanbenes]

Afternoon All

so plan c is a software startup which is going to be a huge success

the first customer is piloting the software at the moment

they are running it as a Docker image which they pulled

question for the experts

I am reading the Docker documentation and I cannot see how we can restrict access to the docker container on a customer by customer basis

we want to have a limited capability free version of the software which anyone can pull and run

and we want to have docker images which only licensed customers can pull

any ideas how to do that

thanks

Milan

[cojak]

This might have been better placed in Technical, Milan.

[malvolio]

How about keeping the freebie version on Docker and the full fat one on a site with proper security models..?

[vetran]

Most people put a serial number in the custom binaries, plenty of good tools. Put the real complexity in encrypted binaries or remote APIs make it phone home, one IP address and police accordingly. Anyone can download the image and it runs for 30 days after registration. You get their details and if they want more than 30 days they can ask and you issue a new time limited key.

[milanbenes]

Thank you both - will have a look in to both recommendations will dm when I have more questions thanks

Milan

[milanbenes]

management decision is to take the phuckit approach

we'll put a legal licensing text in there that by pulling the image they can use it for non-business transactions, non-commercial use, and if they want to use it for business/commercial then they should buy a license

job's a goodun


Milan.

[vetran]

Does it phone home so you know how many illegitimate children you have?

[milanbenes]

not yet, and it can be used within private networks where there wouldn't be Internet connectivity, so for that reason we leave the ET Phone Home out of it

we are looking for Enterprise Customers

If Enterprise Customers want to run this operationally then they will want the things that the trial version doesn't get them, like, support, and hence they will buy a license

We want the whole world to use the software

Milan.