Confusion about the Maximum build devices in License Type Documentation

[shimbay]

I am an old pyarmor user of version 7.7.4.

My pyarmor usage scenario is install pyarmor in a docker image, and then run the docker container to obfuscate the python code. It worked well without any limitation.

Recently, our project is planning to migrate python to 3.12 which old version pyarmor does not support.

So I am investigating to upgrade pyarmor to the latest version, maybe 8.x or 9.x.

But there is a confusion about the Maximum build devices in License Type Documentation.

Maximum devices could install Pyarmor, each docker run will be taken as one new build device, CI license only works in CI/CD pipeline

Does it mean if i still install pyarmor in a docker image and then obfuscate the python code with the container of this image, the image can be only run limited times(for Pro is 200)?
or this is the limitation effects the times of build docker image?

[jondy]

You can still install pyarmor in a docker image, the image can be only run 100 for Pro.
Each docker run will be taken as one build device, even it's use same docker image

[shimbay]

thanks!

the limit number (for Pro is 100) is for entire life？or per month or year？

[jondy]

It's per month now, but this is only for debug purpose, not for normal use.

[shimbay]

ok, got it, your recommandation is install pyarmor on a host machine and obfuscate the python script on it rather than in a docker container.