HexOS Local announcement - Clam & Provision - Air gapped systems

[Arimodu]

Hello, I have had a HexOS license since the linus video and tested around with it in a VM, but as it was then it was missing features I needed. One of them being Local UI.
The thing is, I run my systems firewalled off from the internet, I expected when local UI would release to come pre-installed on the ISO and to remove the need for online connectivity completely, however from the blog post I don't really see that being the case. 

I may be an extreme case, but I would prefer not having that kind of requirement. I understand this is for license activation reasons, so I would like to ask if there is any option planned for offline activation and by extension offline provisioning. 

If not, I would at least like to see being able to just connect to the internet briefly to claim and install the local UI, then going offline and setting up initial configuration through a secure channel (Call me paranoid, a cable from laptop to server is a cable from laptop to server. The only server I trust is one I can access with an IP starting with 172.16, so at the very worst, I would expect to be able to activate and then firewall off to do the setup).

Edited November 28, 2025 by Arimodu

[G-M0N3Y-2503]

They recently mentioned concerns about reselling licenses, which is to say they seem cautious in this respect. So I'd guess we'd be waiting a while.

That said, I have non-techy people in my life that store important things on USBs. I think the only network attached I could convince them of would be as you suggest.