# GeForce Software Licence

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/geforce-software-licence/173256>\
**Category:** Application Optimization\
**Tags:** trial-license\
**Created:** [March 24, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/geforce-software-licence/173256 "2021-03-24T20:21:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mejrikhaireddine](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@mejrikhaireddine](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/mejrikhaireddine)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/geforce-software-licence/173256/1 "2021-03-24T20:21:26Z")

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Hello,

I hope this finds you well and healthy,

I am reaching out to ask for a **clarification** concerning the license for customer use of the Nvidia GeForce Software (Link: [GeForce License](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/geforce-license/)):

" _No Sublicensing or Distribution. Customer may not sell, rent, sublicense, distribute or transfer the SOFTWARE; or use the SOFTWARE for public performance or broadcast, or provide commercial hosting services with the SOFTWARE."_

If I understand correctly, the license forbids data centers and owners/consumers from renting their GeForce GPUs (e.g. RTX) ?

We are building a cloud computing startup very similar to LeaderGPU ([website](https://www.leadergpu.com/)), iRender ([website](https://irendering.net/)), and many others, that provide computing infrastructures/servers for machine learning and deep learning purposes, based on Nvidia GeForce GPUs.

According to the official websites of LeaderGPU, they are renting GeForce RTX series and a member of the Nvidia Inception Program.

So I am really confused if Nvidia is allowing startups but not big tech cloud providers? and if as a startup or even a consumer, am I allowed to rent GeForce Software/Card for commercial use, like hosting services?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

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**Author:** ![sschaber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/sschaber/32/14047_2.png) [@sschaber](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sschaber)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/geforce-software-licence/173256/2 "2021-05-10T10:47:32Z")

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You are right. We don’t allow Geforce usage in DC (except Blockchain). If customers do so they violate against the EULA.