Certo – The open source platform for digital certificates

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Certo is a digital certificate platform for issuing, managing, and verifying badges and credentials based on the Open Badges 3.0 specification.

Issue digital certificates for workshops, courses, events, and projects
Verify badge authenticity using the Verifiable Credentials model
Share certificates on social platforms like LinkedIn
View and manage issued badges
Support for the Open Badges 3.0 protocol

certo/ ├── src/ │ ├── backend/ # Strapi backend (TypeScript) │ │ ├── src/ # Backend source (APIs, utils, admin, etc.) │ │ ├── config/ # Strapi configuration │ │ ├── public/ # Static files │ │ ├── types/ # TypeScript types │ │ ├── scripts/ # Utility scripts │ │ ├── database/ # Database config/data │ │ ├── Dockerfile # Backend Docker configuration │ │ ├── package.json # Backend dependencies │ │ ├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration │ │ └── ... # Other backend files │ │ │ ├── frontend/ # Nuxt 3 frontend (Vue 3 + Una UI) │ │ ├── assets/ # Static assets │ │ ├── components/ # Vue components │ │ ├── layouts/ # Nuxt layouts │ │ ├── middleware/ # Nuxt middleware │ │ ├── pages/ # Nuxt pages │ │ ├── plugins/ # Nuxt plugins │ │ ├── stores/ # Pinia stores │ │ ├── types/ # TypeScript types │ │ ├── api/ # API clients │ │ ├── public/ # Public static files │ │ ├── nuxt.config.ts # Nuxt configuration │ │ ├── package.json # Frontend dependencies │ │ ├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration │ │ ├── Dockerfile # Frontend Docker configuration │ │ └── ... # Other frontend files │ │ │ ├── docker-compose.yml # Docker configuration ├── README.md # Project documentation ├── LICENSE # License file └── docs/ # Additional documentation

Node.js 18+ and npm
Docker and Docker Compose
PostgreSQL (included in Docker setup)

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/schrodinger-hat/certo.git cd certo

Create environment variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

ADMIN_JWT_SECRET=your-admin-jwt-secret JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret

Start the Docker containers:

This will start the backend (Strapi), frontend (Nuxt 3), and PostgreSQL database.

Access the applications:

Backend (Strapi Admin): http://localhost:1337/admin
Frontend (Nuxt 3): http://localhost:3000

Running Locally (Without Docker)

If you prefer to run the applications locally without Docker:

cd src/backend npm install npm run develop

cd src/frontend npm install npm run dev

The API follows the Open Badges 3.0 specification. You can access the Strapi API documentation at http://localhost:1337/documentation after enabling the Swagger plugin.

Key endpoints: