Install without hotfixes

[zlaw]

After downloading both nuxeo-server-tomcat-2025.0.zip (NX-DISTRIB-721) and nuxeo-server-tomcat-2023.0.zip (NX-DISTRIB-701) which I understood to be LTS-00, without hotfixes, I still receive the prompt for registration

2025-10-03T20:13:52,068 ERROR [AbstractRuntimeService] NUXEO INSTANCE REGISTRATION FILE IS MISSING

***** This Nuxeo instance is not registered *****
This Nuxeo instance can only be used for development and will be stopped if used in production

These images were both built using https://github.com/nuxeo/nuxeo/blob/2025/docker/nuxeo/Dockerfile, through skaffold. This was also replicated on the 2023 branch by bumping zuluJDK to 21 from 17 in the Dockerfile. Even when masking install-package.sh or adding --offline, this behaviour continues. 

Is/ was it ever possible to run nuxeo platform without registration? The only references I could find were https://connect.hyland.com/t5/nuxeo-forum/is-registering-for-nuxeo-online-services-during-setup-now/... and https://connect.hyland.com/t5/nuxeo-forum/install-nuxeo-docker-image-unauthorized/m-p/485713

[maximeh · Accepted solution]

Prior to running skaffold, did you compile all the sources locally using Maven (and make sure to reset your maven local repo and not use your eventual nuxeo packages credentials)?

[zlaw]

Thanks, after compiling from source I was able to get it running. All of the tomcat zips through studio are all flagged for registration through RuntimeComponent, I wish the documentation would've made it clearer instead of trying to chase down hotfixes