Licensing & Usage

Usage overview

What is included in the evaluation

The evaluation build provides the full TrailMQ stack as Docker images:

Backend

• MQTT broker with TLS (port 8883) and WebSocket transport
• Policy engine: versioned access rules for publish and subscribe
• Hash-chained, tamper-evident audit trail
• User and role management with authentication
• Connected client visibility
• Queue state and dead-letter visibility
• REST API at /api/v1 with full programmatic access to all controls
• Plugin architecture with capability discovery

Frontend

• React-based admin UI served at /trailmq/
• Topic management, user management, policy review, audit evidence, queue status

Deployment

• Docker Compose setup via GitHub deployment repository
• Guided launcher with evaluation credential generation
• Self-hosted — no cloud dependency, no telemetry

The evaluation build is intended for local testing, proof-of-concept work and integration evaluation. It is not licensed for production use in regulated or commercial environments.

Enterprise licenses

For validated production environments, commercial licenses and support packages are available:

• Priority support and SLA
• Extended retention and archiving
• Custom integrations
• Validation documentation support
• On-premise deployment assistance

Why commercial licensing?

Licensing TrailMQ is about accountability and trust, not feature gating.

Regulated environments require clarity about software provenance, support commitments and long-term maintenance. A commercial license provides that clarity.

Getting started

GitHub repository (deployment) — github.com/RainerGewalt/TrailMQ

Docker Hub images

• rainergewalt/trailmq-backend
• rainergewalt/trailmq-frontend