
Run your licensed product in any cloud, VPC, or on-prem.
Hiphops transforms Docker into an end-to-end SaaS delivery platform with built-in software licensing.
Share your app with anyone, anywhere, on any host—with full license control.
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Distribute images
Grant external access with shareable tokens - let users pull from their own registries via customer cloud connections

Unlimited pulls
Avoid massive egress costs or blocked access - no pull limits means your users can rely on your images

Software licensing
License validation with JWT tokens that double as Docker credentials. JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python SDK support.
Auth + RBAC + Licensing
Create users, mint tokens, define custom policies, and manage software licenses — share exactly how you want with full license control.
Link existing registries
Create push or pull links with existing registries - or use Hiphops on
its own.
Easily push to or pull from ECR, Google Artifact Registry, Docker Hub.
API or Dashboard
Manage your registry manually or automate everything with our REST API - plus interactive API docs.
Use standard tools
Use Hiphops tokens as plain Docker credentials and license validation tokens. Your existing tools just work—plus license validation with our SDK.
Software licensing made simple
Create licensed products
Define custom license fields, set registry permissions, and generate customer-specific product keys. Everything from simple feature flags to complex multi-tenant configurations.
Hook SDK integration
Validate licenses in your application with our Hook SDK. Available for JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python with support for Node.js, Deno, Bun, and Docker containers.
Dual-purpose tokens
Product keys serve as both license validation tokens and Docker registry credentials. One JWT token handles both software licensing and container access—seamlessly.
Customer onboarding
Secure onboarding links with 7-day expiry or direct JWT sharing. Customer-specific configurations with automatic registry access based on their license tier.
Ready to add licensing to your containers?
Start with our quickstart guide or explore the full licensing documentation.
Pricing & plans
Provide software to your customers through a private registry - NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED
Advanced private registry sharing
Best for companies with many customers. Available custom support getting your product installed on-premise or in your customers’ cloud
It's less than 30 seconds from clicking below ↓ to fully set up.
(No credit card required)
Licensed software distribution across clouds and on-prem
Most container registries are designed for shipping images into your own cloud - or making them public. None handle software licensing.
With Hiphops you distribute licensed images from anywhere to anywhere, with the exact access and licensing terms you define.
- 01Create a licensed product with custom fieldsDefine license terms, expiry dates, feature flags, and customer-specific configurations
- 02Generate product keys for customers - JWT tokens that work as both license validation and Docker credentials
- 03Customers validate licenses in their apps using Hook SDKSimple API:
const info = await license();
- works with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python - 04Same token pulls your licensed containers from Hiphops registry
- 01Create a push connectionHiphops automatically manages proxy registries + provides config snippets for your customers
- 02Customer adds the config to their Elastic Container Registry
- 03You're done! Now use Hiphops to manage access, auth, etc
- 01Create a token for the customer with permission to pull their imagesCan be done manually or automated via the API for a frictionless onboarding experience
- 02Customer uses the token as a plain Docker credential, pulling directly from your Hiphops registry
- 03Finished. Customers can pull your images as normal - you manage their access through Hiphops
- 01Add a pull-through cache to Hiphops for your existing registryYou can choose to replicate images or just pass through
- 02Pull your images via Hiphops registry - using our auth and access management