How to use Individual License file in MATLAB Docker?

Hello, I am trying to use my Individual License file in a MATLAB Docker container but I get the error of 'hostid of your computer does not match the hostid of your license file'.

I can login to the container by using my email and password but this is NOT ideal since the login session expires after some time and need to relogin again. I want to run this headless so if I can pass in a license file then I don't have to keep logging in manually.

I downloaded the Individual License file from the online License Center portal Install and Activate tab. This downloaded a license.lic file which I pass into the Docker container.

My Docker run command:

docker run -it --rm -p 5901:5901 -p 6080:6080 -v ~/ivy:/ivy -e MLM_LICENSE_FILE=/ivy/license.lic mathworks/matlab:r2021b -vnc

License error:

Answer 1

[Divyanshu]

Hi Andrew,

As per the following MATLAB Answer thread in R2021b similar kind of error is generated due to a bug which should be ignored:

Why do I receive a "Hostids Do Not Match" warning when installing the network license manager? - MATLAB Answers - MATLAB Central (mathworks.com)

Moreover, you can refer the following 'Quick Start Guide for MATLAB Container' which is available in the documentation for MATLAB versions R2022b and later:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2022b/cloudcenter/ug/matlab-container-on-docker-hub.html

[Andrew]

This error can not be ignored because in my screenshot MATLAB is not able to start because of the mismatched Host IDs