theflightsims/vlmcsd repository overview

⁠Volume License Management Service

Volume License Management Service is a free, open-source software to provide a volume-activation for Windows and Office products.

It is the replacement (or the solution for Linux) of Key Management Services on Windows Server⁠ (in term of operation), by provide less infrastructure compared to the Windows Server deployment (even the minimal one), or act as a backup solution in case the main Windows KMS Host fails.

⁠Deploy Volume License Management Service on Docker

On a system having too many applications running, using Docker is the better way to deploy, maintain, and retire Volume License Management Service. Containerized vlmcsd for Linux are available on Docker Hub⁠.

By default, the container will expose port 1688.

⁠With docker run

docker run -p 1688:1688 theflightsims/vlmcsd:latest

⁠With docker compose

You can try download the sample Docker compose file to start the VLMCSD here⁠

⁠Configuring Volume License Management Service in your network

Please see in the Wiki⁠

⁠Volume License Management Service Limitation

Please see in the Wiki⁠

⁠Activation Error Codes

Please see in the Wiki⁠