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127 lines
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English | [简体中文](./README.zh-CN.md)
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Note
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NocoBase is still in early development and is for preview purposes only and is not suitable for use in a production environment.
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If you are interested in NocoBase, please join us to discuss and develop it together.
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https://www.nocobase.com/
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hello@nocobase.com
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What is NocoBase
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NocoBase is an open source and free no-code development platform. Whether you are a business executive who does not know programming or a developer who is proficient in programming, you can quickly build various customized and privately deployed collaboration platforms and management systems.
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Who is NocoBase for
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- **SMEs and organizations**
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- Proficient in the business of their organization or industry
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- Looking to build digital systems
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- **IT service providers and outsourcing teams**
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- Provide digital upgrade for SMEs and organizations
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- Have development capabilities
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When to use Nocobase
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- **SMEs and organizations build business platforms and management systems for themselves or for their industry**
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- Want the price to be low enough or even free
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- Can be flexibly customized without programming knowledge
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- Need full control of source code and data
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- Can freely distribute and sell as their own products
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- **Service providers and outsourcing teams develop collaboration platforms and management systems for their clients**
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- Want to keep development costs as low as possible
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- Need the most user-friendly secondary development experience
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- Must be deployed privately as a standalone product for the client
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- Can be freely distributed and sold by the client
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Why choose NocoBase
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- **Open source and free**
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- Unrestricted commercial use under the MIT license
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- Full code ownership, private deployment, private and secure data
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- Free to expand and develop for actual needs
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- Good ecological support
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- **Strong no-code capability**
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- More advanced codeless architecture, both flexible and easy to use, can make a powerful system even if you don't know programming
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- Support tables, calendars, forms, details, statistical charts and other types of views freely combined into the page
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- Unlimited hierarchical configuration of navigation menus, allowing flexible organization of pages
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- Precise configuration of data manipulation rights, access rights to pages and menus
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- **Developer-friendly**
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- Microkernel architecture, flexible and easy to extend, with a robust plug-in system
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- Node.js-based, with popular frameworks and technologies, including Koa, Sequelize, React, Ant Design, etc.
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- Progressive development, easy for getting-started, friendly to newcomers
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- No binding, no strong dependencies, can be used in any combination or extensions, can be used in existing projects
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Architecture
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Requirements
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Node:
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- Node.js 12.x or 14.x
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Database(Choose any one):
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- PostgreSQL 10.x+ (Recommend)
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- MySQL 5.7.x+
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Installation
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Use only as a no-code platform
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~~~bash
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# Create project directory
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mkdir my-nocobase-project && cd my-nocobase-project
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# npm initialization
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npm init
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# Installing nocobase dependencies
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npm i @nocobase/api @nocobase/app
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# Copy and configure env, don't forget to change the database information
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cp -r node_modules/@nocobase/api/.env.example .env
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# Database initialization
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npx nocobase db-init
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# Start app
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npx nocobase start
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Want to participate in the development
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~~~shell
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# You can use docker to start the database
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docker-compose up -d postgres
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# Set Environment Variables
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cp .env.example .env
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npm install
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npm run bootstrap
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npm run build
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npm run db-migrate init
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npm start
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~~~
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Build
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~~~shell
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# for all packages
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npm run build
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# for specific package
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npm run build <package_name_1> <package_name_2> ...
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Test
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# For all packages
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npm test
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# For specific package
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npm test packages/<name>
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~~~
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