Corteza is an open-source and self-hosted digital workspace platform that allows you to manage your operations, collaborate with your team, and automate business processes. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Corteza on Ubuntu Server without any trouble.
Before you start installing Corteza, you need to meet the following requirements:
The first step to install Corteza is to install Docker on your Ubuntu Server. Docker is a containerization platform that allows you to run applications in containers. Perform the following commands to install Docker:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker.io
After installing Docker, verify the version using the following command:
sudo docker --version
Now, it's time to install Docker Compose, which is a tool that allows you to define and run multi-container Docker applications. Run the following commands to install Docker Compose:
sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/docker-compose /usr/bin/docker-compose
After installing Docker Compose, verify the version using the following command:
sudo docker-compose --version
Now you are ready to download and install Corteza. Perform the following steps to do that:
Create a directory to store Corteza files:
sudo mkdir /corteza
Navigate to the newly created directory:
cd /corteza
Clone the Corteza repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server.git
Navigate to the Corteza server directory:
cd corteza-server
Run the Corteza installation script:
sudo ./bin/install
This process may take some time. Once the installation is complete, you can proceed to the next step.
Now that you have installed Corteza, it's time to run it. Perform the following steps to do that:
Navigate to the Corteza server directory:
cd /corteza/corteza-server
Start the Corteza server:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This command creates containers for Corteza and starts the services. The -d flag runs it as a background process.
After successful start-up of Corteza, the application will be accessible on port 80.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Corteza on Ubuntu Server. Now you can access it using a web browser and start collaborating with your team.
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