Corteza

Open source low-code platform

Declared in: projects/Corteza/default.nix

1. Install Nix
   Debian

   Bash

   $ apt install --yes curl git jq nix

   Ubuntu

   Bash

   $ apt install --yes curl git jq nix

   Arch

   Bash

   $ pacman --sync --refresh --noconfirm curl git jq nix

2. Download a configuration file

   # default.nix
   {
     ngipkgs ? import (fetchTarball "https://github.com/ngi-nix/ngipkgs/tarball/main") { },
   }:
   ngipkgs.demo-vm (
     let
       port = 8090;
     in
     {
       services.corteza = {
         enable = true;
         inherit port;
         openFirewall = true;
         settings.DOMAIN = "localhost:${toString port}";
       };
     }
   
   )
   

   Download
3. Enable binary substituters

   Bash

   $ export NIX_CONFIG='substituters = https://cache.nixos.org/ https://ngi.cachix.org/
   trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6nchdd59x431o0gwypbmraurkbj16zpmqfgspcdshjy= ngi.cachix.org-1:n+cal72roc3qqulxihpv+tw5t42whxmmhpragkrsrow='

4. Build and run a virtual machine
   Debian Sid/Trixie

   Bash

   $ nix-build ./default.nix && ./result

   Ubuntu 25.04

   Bash

   $ nix-build ./default.nix && ./result

   Ubuntu 24.04

   Bash

   $ rev=$(nix-instantiate --eval --attr sources.nixpkgs.rev https://github.com/ngi-nix/ngipkgs/archive/master.tar.gz | jq --raw-output)

   $ nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/$rev.tar.gz --packages nix --run "nix-build ./default.nix && ./result"

   Arch

   Bash

   $ nix-build ./default.nix && ./result

5. Missing Contribute usage instructions.

{
  services.corteza.enable = true;
}

This project is funded by NLnet through these subgrants:

Review

CortezaDiscovery

CortezaFederationPrivacy

CortezaActivityPub

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