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Deploy Corteza on Your Own Server

Corteza is a free, open-source, Low Code platform for building your organisation key applications, growing its productivity and protecting its data and the privacy of all those concerned.

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What is Corteza?

Corteza is an open-source, self-hosted cloud-based platform for your work. It provides a wide ecosystem of a Unified Workspace (like Google G Suite), Enterprise Messaging (like Slack), a Low-Code environment for rapidly and securely delivering records-based management solutions, and CRM and Service Solution (like Salesforce). For more info visit https://cortezaproject.org/

Self-Host Corteza

Follow these steps to deploy on your own server.

1

Install Docker

Skip this step if Docker is already installed on your server.

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
2

Configure

Customize the settings below. Defaults work for most cases.

General
3

Deploy

Copy the configuration and run it on your server.

services:
  corteza:
    image: cortezaproject/corteza:$$corteza_version
    environment:
      DB_DSN: postgres://cortezaUser:162cbea76bd8e56d@corteza-db:5432/corteza?sslmode=disable
      DOMAIN: corteza.your-domain.com
      HTTP_WEBAPP_ENABLED: "true"
      LETSENCRYPT_HOST: ${app_name}.${root_domain}
      VERSION: $$corteza_version
      VIRTUAL_HOST: corteza.your-domain.com
    volumes:
      - corteza-data:/data
    depends_on:
      - corteza-db
  corteza-db:
    image: postgres:13
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: corteza
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: 162cbea76bd8e56d
      POSTGRES_USER: cortezaUser
    volumes:
      - corteza-postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
  corteza-data: {}
  corteza-postgres-data: {}

Then run:

docker compose up -d
4

Access

Once started, access your app at http://localhost:80

Why Self-Host Corteza?

Full Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access.

No Monthly Fees

Pay only for your server. No per-seat or usage charges.

Complete Control

Customize, backup, and scale on your own terms.

Privacy & Compliance

Meet GDPR, HIPAA, or internal security requirements.

Technical Details

Docker Image

cortezaproject/corteza:$$corteza_version

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