Corteza Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Corteza hosting gives your team a private low-code platform for CRM and case management on your own domain. Deploy Corteza 2024.9.10 as a self-hosted low-code CRM platform: xCloud runs the pinned server with a private PostgreSQL 15 database, creates your super-administrator from the email you enter, mounts persistent volumes for the database and uploaded files, closes self-registration and publishes it over HTTPS.

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What is Corteza?

Self-hosted Corteza is a low-code CRM platform. Its README says the platform lets you build and iterate CRM, business-process and other structured data apps, create business workflows and connect to almost any data source, with a flattened role-based access model, an API-centric design and WCAG 2.1 accessibility, as a 100% open-source platform. Teams use it in place of a hosted CRM subscription such as Salesforce. The licence is Apache-2.0.

On xCloud the template runs the cortezaproject/corteza 2024.9.10 image beside a private PostgreSQL 15.14 database, both pinned by immutable digest. The corteza_db and corteza_data volumes persist records and uploaded files. HTTPS is published on your domain and the first super-administrator is created at install with self-registration off. The Corredor script runner and Discovery search add-on are not included, and the image is amd64 only.

From Sign-Up to a Live Corteza In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Corteza stack normally means a server container, a PostgreSQL database, three signing secrets, two volumes, a first administrator, a domain and a certificate before anyone can sign in. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Corteza from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter the admin email — the admin password is generated for you, or you can set your own.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the cortezaproject/corteza image, pinned by immutable digest, with a private PostgreSQL 15 database that publishes no host port, mount the corteza_db and corteza_data volumes, generate the database credentials and the JWT, cookie and CSRF secrets, create your super-administrator and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Add Your People
Allow one to two minutes for the first start, then sign in at /auth with the credentials shown in your installation. Open the admin console at /admin/ to add users, then create your first namespace and module in Compose.

Everything Corteza Does, On Your Own Server

Corteza runs in full here: a low-code platform for business applications on your own domain, backed by a database you own.

Visual Data-Model Builder
Define modules and fields for your own records with the data-model builder instead of writing a database schema by hand.
Page Designer
Lay out the pages people use to list, view and edit records in your applications with the visual page designer.
Workflow Automation
Automate processes with Corteza's built-in workflow engine.
Role-Based Access Control
Decide who can see and change what by assigning permissions to roles.
Private PostgreSQL Included
PostgreSQL 15 is reachable only inside the install's private network, with no published port, and keeps users, modules, records, pages and workflows on your server.
Sign-Up Closed By Default
Self-registration is switched off when the first administrator is created, so only people you add from the admin console can sign in.

Everything You Need To Run Your Low-Code Platform 24/7

Managed hosting for Corteza, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Corteza 2024.9.10 deployed instantly
Image pinned by immutable digest
Super-administrator created for you
Signing secrets generated for you
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Corteza

Build a CRM around your own records
Define modules and fields with the data-model builder, lay out list and edit pages in the page designer, and run it on a Cloud VPS you control instead of a vendor's tenant.
Run case management and approvals
Model cases as records and use the built-in workflow engine to automate steps, so a process lives in the platform rather than a chain of spreadsheets and email.
Control who sees what
Assign permissions to roles using Corteza's role-based access, and add each user from the admin console since self-registration is closed.
Connect other systems through the API
Use the API-centric design described in the README to integrate Corteza with other services, with your data in a PostgreSQL database that only the app can reach.

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Corteza vs Alternatives

Salesforce: Salesforce is a vendor-hosted service. Corteza is an Apache-2.0 low-code platform that runs on a server you choose, so the records live where you put them.
Odoo: Odoo has its own xCloud template. Corteza is a low-code platform with a visual data-model builder and page designer for building your own applications.
EspoCRM: EspoCRM has its own xCloud template. Corteza lets you shape CRM and case-management apps yourself with its builders.
Budibase: Budibase has its own xCloud template. Compare it with Corteza on the data model, workflows and permissions you need before choosing.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Corteza hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Corteza sits alongside other business tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Corteza itself is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0.

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Connect any x86-64 VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Corteza on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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Ready To Run Your Own Low-Code Platform?

Corteza on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How much RAM does Corteza need?

Corteza and PostgreSQL together need one core, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk per the manifest, and QA measured about 100 MiB idle across both containers. The image is amd64 only. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold on this page leaves ample headroom above that floor.

Is Corteza free and open source?

Yes. Corteza is Apache-2.0 licensed, per the LICENSE file at the 2024.9.10 tag, and its README calls it a 100% open-source platform. There is no licence fee; xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS only, and your data stays in your own PostgreSQL volume.

Can you run Corteza with Docker?

Yes, and this is Corteza Docker hosting prepared for you. Upstream publishes a DevOps guide; the template runs the cortezaproject/corteza 2024.9.10 image beside PostgreSQL 15.14, both pinned by immutable digest, on two volumes with HTTPS in front on your own domain, so no compose file is yours to write.

Can anyone register on my Corteza server?

No. Self-registration is turned off when the first administrator is created, so strangers cannot sign up. Add users from the admin console at /admin/, and sign in as the super-administrator at /auth with the email and password from your installation credentials.

Does Corteza send email out of the box?

No. Corteza sends no email until you set the SMTP_* values in the Environment editor and redeploy, so password-reset and invitation emails do not work until then. Set SMTP before you add other users who might need a reset.

Are Corteza server-side scripts and search included?

No. The optional Corredor script runner and the Discovery search add-on are not part of this template, so server-side scripts are unavailable. Workflows, the data-model builder, the page designer and role-based access control are part of the core and do work.

Does Corteza run on ARM servers?

No. The published image is amd64 only, so the template needs an x86 server; the Cloud VPS sizes sold on this page are x86. Do not try this template on an ARM board or an ARM instance from another provider.

Who offers hosted Corteza cloud instances?

The README says Planet Crust, the project's founder, offers hosted Corteza cloud instances as the easiest way to get started. This page is not that service: it is your own install on a dedicated Cloud VPS from xCloud, with no partnership between xCloud and Planet Crust or the project.

What should I back up on a Corteza server?

A backup is the corteza_db volume (users, roles, modules, records, pages, workflows and settings) and the corteza_data volume (uploaded files and attachments), plus the stable secrets in the environment file. Treat the two volumes as one restore point and test it.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Corteza?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the template pins 2024.9.10 by immutable digest. Back up both volumes, read the upstream release notes and the DevOps guide, then adopt a newer template version when one is published. Keep the generated JWT, cookie and CSRF secrets stable.

Is this Corteza cloud hosting?

It is your own Corteza on a dedicated Cloud VPS provisioned by xCloud. The PostgreSQL database, both volumes and the super-administrator belong to your install, and the first load may show an error for a minute or two while migrations create the tables.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.