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Can't rip blu-ray DVD's 24 hours after paying for the key.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 7:53 pm
by blakemavrix
I was having an issue with the beta key ripping two different blue-ray DVD's, so I bought the license key but I'm still having the same issue
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Failed to open disc
I also attempted to rip a standard DVD and it worked.
Re: Can't rip blu-ray DVD's 24 hours after paying for the key.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 9:04 pm
by dcoke22
The current beta key is valid until the end of May.
MakeMKV is free while in beta
If you purchased a license you should've gotten an email with your permanent key.
Either way, you'll have to input the key into MakeMKV and restart MakeMKV. Find the 'Register' menu item in the 'Help' menu of MakeMKV to input the key.
Purchase MakeMKV
Even in an unlicensed state MakeMKV will rip a DVD. After the initial trial period, blu-rays and 4K UHDs require either a valid beta key or a purchased key.
Re: Can't rip blu-ray DVD's 24 hours after paying for the key.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 9:34 pm
by blakemavrix
Again, the beta key stopped working (even the new one for April) and even the key I purchased and applied to makemkv says it worked in the web UI, but the terminal isn't working.
Re: Can't rip blu-ray DVD's 24 hours after paying for the key.
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 4:26 pm
by tomty89
Web UI? How / What exactly have you installed? Some docker image / container?
Re: Can't rip blu-ray DVD's 24 hours after paying for the key.
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 7:57 pm
by blakemavrix
Yes actually. It's been working great, even on Bluray's right up until I bought the license key.
Re: Can't rip blu-ray DVD's 24 hours after paying for the key.
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 1:45 am
by tomty89
Have you even checked what's the last time the docker image was maintained / updated? And/Or what's the version of MakeMKV it consists of? And/Or which image from who exactly? How exactly did you / were you expected to pass a key into the MakeMKV instance in the container? Have you even checked that?
Re: Can't rip blu-ray DVD's 24 hours after paying for the key.
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2026 4:02 am
by 16442496
You can always install official and supported MakeMKV from here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224
and then add your key from GUI or from terminal.
There is something about keys:
https://github.com/jlesage/docker-makem ... leshooting
"MakeMKV registration key to use. The key is written to the configuration file during container startup. When set to BETA, the latest beta key is automatically used. When set to UNSET, no key is automatically written to the configuration file."