Docker licensing

[Darin755]

Does anyone have a good source explaining the licensing of docker desktop? I know it is free for individuals and active students in a class but I'm not sure if it is safe to use inside a organization.

If it requires licensing it might be worth adding a Kathara wiki page about setting it up in WSL/Lima.

[tcaiazzi]

Dear @Darin755,

First of all, apologies for the delayed response.

Docker Desktop is free for small businesses (fewer than 250 employees and less than $10 million in annual revenue), as well as for personal use, educational purposes, and non-commercial open source projects.
For more details, please refer to:

• https://docs.docker.com/subscription/desktop-license/
• https://www.docker.com/pricing/

To set up Kathará in WSL, you can choose one of the following approaches:

• Use Docker Desktop: If Docker is running on your Windows host, you can access it directly from your WSL distribution.
• Install Docker natively in your WSL environment: Follow the official Docker installation instructions for your Linux distribution and run it from within WSL. Note that this Docker instance is separate from Docker Desktop.

That said, you're absolutely right — we should add a wiki page with instructions for this setup.

As for Lima, we haven't tested it with Kathará. Have you?