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Ask HN: Package and sell self-hosted web-app?
I'm working on a SaaS product that, by the nature of it, doesn't make sense to do a cloud model. Instead I'd like to sell yearly licenses for it, and distribute a container or some easy-to-consume image.
The Docker store seems perfect for this, but I'm not seeing a lot of containers people charge outright for (which gives me flashbacks to the App Store). I'm wondering how folks here package up a server+DB for distribution and sale?
- relaxitup 9y agoVM images are common. vmdk, qcow, etc. Check out Bitnami and the variety of different appliances/images they offer for most of the apps/services that they offer. That should help in figuring out how to package it up...
- stephenr 9y agoWhy not package for common distros (deb, rpm) and require payment for access to your apt/yum repo - no payment, no updates.
- the_common_man 9y agoCheckout the cloudron store. But they don't sell apps afaik.