Docker for flexnet licence manager

AB_13174949 · ‎Apr 02, 2025

Hello everyone,

We are working with Creo using a floatting licence. The users are not on the same site, we do not have a cloud because we are sensitive to the professionnal data protection. As a consequence, we share data with our Nas synology with VPN acces. To make the floatting licence available for all users we would like to create a container with container manager on the Nas to run flexnet licence manager. As of today, I couldn't fine any data to manage it. I am looking for a docker_compose.yml file and for la flexnet image that works for Creo.

Does any of you already set up a such configuration ? if yes, could you please send me your files and process ?

Thank you very much !

Alexia

MartinHanak · ‎Apr 02, 2025

Hi,

I would be very surprised if anyone used something like that.

I have only seen FLEXnet running on a physical PC or in a virtual machine (VMWare, VirtualBox).

Martin Hanák

RandyJones · ‎Apr 02, 2025

We have been running flexnet in a Docker container for several years - ever since we moved it from a Solaris zone.

You are not going to find an "image" or any docker_compose.yml to download. This is a "roll your own":

Create your own image
- Basically just the "os" to run it
Create your own container
- be sure to volume mount ptc_d and friends
- also use --mac-address option:
  - If you already have a license file from PTC you can use the one provided for that one

AB_13174949 · ‎Apr 08, 2025

Thank you Randy Jones,

I am not good engouth to be able to create my on image. I asked PTC team, nobody is able to help me giving me the to file I need. I am still stuck.

Alexia

RandyJones · ‎Apr 11, 2025

@AB_13174949 wrote:

Thank you Randy Jones,

I am not good engouth to be able to create my on image. I asked PTC team, nobody is able to help me giving me the to file I need. I am still stuck.

Like I said before this is a do it yourself project. How to create docker images and containers is not a Creo Parametric System admin question but rather a Docker question. There are bazillions of web pages with tutorials for that. Simply google for "how do I create a docker image and container".