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PlayLoud
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License question on Multiple Docker containers

#1 Post by PlayLoud » Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:58 am

Hello,

Purchased a license a while back.

I've been using MakeMKV on my Linux Mint box: Two optical drives (single drive mode).

I have recently switched my Linux Mint box to unRAID, and am using dockers. I have just realized that in order to rip with both drives at the same time, I have to create two separate docker images. I am wondering if my single license still covers this, as they are still on one machine? Or is the fact they are two separate docker images make them seem like separate computers, which would require another license?

st4evr
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Re: License question on Multiple Docker containers

#2 Post by st4evr » Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:41 am

Plenty of answers on this topic already, which a quick forum search would return:

https://www.makemkv.com/forum/search.ph ... rs+license

PlayLoud
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Re: License question on Multiple Docker containers

#3 Post by PlayLoud » Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:18 pm

st4evr wrote:
Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:41 am
Plenty of answers on this topic already, which a quick forum search would return:

https://www.makemkv.com/forum/search.ph ... rs+license
I have searched, but those questions all seem to be related to using MakeMKV on multiple computers. This situation is different, in that it is a single computer, with multiple Dockers.

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Re: License question on Multiple Docker containers

#4 Post by d00zah » Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:27 pm

Think of it as 'multiple instances' (dockers are 'virtual' computers). The answer is the same... go for it, but don't abuse it.

Musing: In the age of NAT routers, does MakeMKV even distinguish between hosts on a single LAN?

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Re: License question on Multiple Docker containers

#5 Post by st4evr » Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:00 pm

As d00zah advised, it’s the very definition of VMs. When it comes to licenses in general, no different.

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