Micro cloud image uploading

A computing system comprising one or more computer processors coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by at least one of the one or more computer processors implements an image uploading method comprising:

• registering, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, based on a specified business agreement between an application vendor and an administrator of said computing system, said application vendor with an account with respect to said computing system;
• transmitting, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to said application vendor in response to said registering, a credentials file and an uploading software application;
• executing, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, said uploading software application;
• compressing, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, a frozen image of a micro-cloud application running on an origin compute node associated with an application owner resulting in a compressed micro-cloud application;
• reading, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, said credentials file;
• retrieving, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, based on results of said reading, object store access information comprising an object store path and an object store authentication key;
• uploading by at least one of the one or more computer processors, said compressed frozen image of said micro-cloud application in response to said retrieving said object store access information;
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• generating, by at least one of the one or more computer processors executing said uploading software application, an entitlement package comprising said compressed frozen image of said micro-cloud application and an encrypted version of said object store access information.

A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by one or more computer processors of a computing system implements an image uploading method, said method comprising:

• registering, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, based on a specified business agreement between an application vendor and an administrator of said computing system, said application vendor with an account with respect to said computing system;
• transmitting, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, to said application vendor in response to said registering, a credentials file and an uploading software application;
• executing, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, said uploading software application;
• compressing, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, a frozen image of a micro-cloud application running on an origin compute node associated with an application owner resulting in a compressed micro-cloud application;
• reading, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, said credentials file;
• retrieving, by at least one of the one or more computer processors, based on results of said reading, object store access information comprising an object store path and an object store authentication key;
• uploading by at least one of the one or more computer processors, said compressed frozen image of said micro-cloud application in response to said retrieving said object store access information;
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• generating, by at least one of the one or more computer processors executing said uploading software application, an entitlement package comprising said compressed frozen image of said micro-cloud application and an encrypted version of said object store access information.