Let’s say, there’s a server I have access to and which belongs to a customer. I’ve set up and launched a Phoenix app on it. Because of our agreement with a customer, I’m not obliged to provide the source code of an app. The only thing I have to do is to lauch it end ensure that it works. Besides, I…

There are tools to decompile the beam files. There are several threads around asking this same question which you might want to check out. Short answer is: no. Could you restrict access to the location of the files somehow?

There are tools to decompile the beam files That’s fine because a compiled version only on customer’s server will always be better than source code anyway. A customer may not be that tech-savvy to decompile it. So – is it possible to have a compiled version only on a server to run an app? …

In some cases I could, but I wouldn’t rely on it.

[image] tirana: how could I a) protect, or b) make it more difficult to get access to the source code of said application? Technical solutions can only put minor obstacles in the way. The correct tool for this is called “contract law”, and it doesn’t involve any software changes. If you’re s…

[image] tirana: So – is it possible to have a compiled version only on a server to run an app? When you build a release (e.g. using mix release) it won’t include source-code.

[image] tirana: Is there a way to distribute an app in the compiled form only? If I understand you correctly you don’t want a perfect solution, but just something that makes your source code opaque to someone with no technical background. Maybe the following project will interrest you then. …

Using Burrito could be an obstacle. It will appear as an executable that will self extract. Bakeware has been superceded by Burrito, in a sense

Thank you for sharing. :+1: Burrrito seems also to be more actively maintained. https://github.com/burrito-elixir/burrito

Alright. now it’s become clear

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Is there a way to protect, somehow, the source code of a Phoenix web app?

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cmo November 20, 2022, 8:02pm 4

I thought you might be managing it for them.