FOSSology on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Azure Developer Tools

FOSSology, an open source license, copyright and export control compliance scanner with a web UI, ready to scan on first boot.

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

FOSSology is an open source license compliance toolkit and workflow system. You upload source packages and it runs its license, copyright and export control scanners over every file, then presents the findings in a web interface where reviewers clear licenses, record decisions and generate SPDX and compliance reports. It gives engineering and legal teams one place to run and record open source license compliance across their code.

It suits software teams, open source program offices and compliance reviewers who need to know exactly which licenses and copyrights are present in the code they ship, and to keep an auditable record of every clearing decision.

Why the cloudimg image

cloudimg ships FOSSology hardened, fully patched and preconfigured with a bundled PostgreSQL database and the scan scheduler already wired together, so the compliance workflow is ready to use, with all scan data and the file repository on a dedicated disk. FOSSology ships a well known default web login and database password, and this image destroys both: on the first boot of every instance a unique web administrator password and database secret are generated and written to a file only the root user can read, so no two deployments share a credential and none is baked in. The database stays bound to the loopback interface. It comes with a paired deployment guide and 24/7 cloudimg support.

Common uses

  • Scanning source code for open source license obligations
  • Reviewing and clearing license and copyright findings
  • Generating SPDX and compliance reports for audits

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.

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