Skip to main content
Version: 0.109.7 - Old UI

Development Setup

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb
cd nocodb/packages

Build SDK

# build nocodb-sdk
cd nocodb-sdk
npm install
npm run build

Build Backend

# build backend - runs on port 8080
cd ../nocodb
npm install
npm run watch:run

Build Frontend

# build frontend - runs on port 3000
cd ../nc-gui
npm install
npm run dev

Any changes made to frontend and backend will be automatically reflected in the browser.

Enabling CI-CD for Draft PR

CI-CD will be triggered on moving a PR from draft state to Ready for review state & on pushing changes to Develop. To verify CI-CD before requesting for review, add label trigger-CI on Draft PR.

Accessing CI-CD Failure Screenshots

For Playwright tests, screenshots are captured on the tests. These will provide vital clues for debugging possible issues observed in CI-CD. To access screenshots, Open link associated with CI-CD run & click on Artifacts

Screenshot 2022-09-29 at 12 43 37 PM

Accessing 'Easter egg' menu

Double click twice on empty space between View list & Share button to the left top of Grid view; following options become accessible

  1. Export Cache
  2. Delete Cache
  3. Debug Meta
  4. Toggle Beta Features

Screenshot 2023-05-23 at 8 35 14 PM