Is my license valid for Docker Container?

Hi, at first i wanted to mention I am not experienced at all with Docker.

I am a student using 'individual' license provided by my university and I wanted to be able to use Matlab and Simulink on my non-ubuntu linux, without having to go through troubles of installing it. I followed instructions found on here:

Mathworks help - containers and Dockerhub - mathworks/matlab and I ran the container using command

docker run -it --rm -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix:ro -v /home/Jakub/Code/Matlab:/home/matlab/Documents/MATLAB/my_folder --shm-size=512M mathworks/matlab:r2024b

I was able to log-in into my Mathworks account and use Matlab without any issue, but my question is: do I, by using Matlab this way can be charged by some additional costs? Can I run out of 'log-ins'? Does every re-run of the command above counts as reinstalling matlab? I know it might sound stupid, but everytime I re-run that command, all enviroment is wiped-out and so i just wanted to make sure.

Answer 1

[Karanjot]

Hi Jakub,

As long as you're using a valid license provided by your university, you should not incur additional costs. A good idea might be to confirm with your university's IT department.

To avoid logging in every time, I recommend you try the steps mentioned in the link below:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/2156840-how-do-i-license-my-docker-container-using-a-campus-wide-or-startup-individual-license

Hope this helps!

[Jakub]

Thanks, I hoped that is the case.