Show HN: Open-source, machine-bound licensing with a single POST request

Posted by Archerlm on Thursday April 09, 2026 @01:58PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/archergate/archergate

I made a tiny licensing server for desktop apps and plugins. Each purchase gets a key, activating it is one POST request with a machine hash. It returns whether the key is valid and how many machines are left. There is also an open-source SDK if you would like bindings.

API (Beta): https://archergate.io/beta

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Re:Show HN: Open-source, machine-bound licensing with a sing... by kamaquanty on Thursday April 09, 2026 @02:12PM (#47707299)

Most licensing systems are way too heavy for small desktop tools, so this is actually quite refreshing.

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