2023.9 built-in CRM vs. blank new version, and where to get starter/CRM templates for new version installs?

Hey everyone,

Sorry if these are dumb questions, but it’s a little confusing trying to organize what’s going on in my head.

I’m trying to understand the intended path here because the current situation is pretty confusing.

I installed the current self-hosted Corteza release and found that it starts basically as a blank low-code platform: create namespace, create modules, etc.

But when I tested 2023.9.9, it included the built-in CRM and Case Management apps with the expected Salesforce-style object model already present (Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities, etc.), which is much closer to what the docs/videos/marketing imply.

So my questions are:

  1. Why were CRM and Case Management removed from the default deployment after 2023.9?

  2. What is the supported way to get that same CRM app/model on current Corteza?

• official extension?

• importable template?

• Aire/Public Library?

• old provisioning files from GitHub?

  1. If the recommendation is not to use the old 2023.9 CRM provisioning, then what is the modern supported equivalent for someone who wants a real CRM starting point instead of building everything from scratch?

  2. Is there any official way to get the same CRM starter/demo schema that older versions and demo materials showed?

I’m not asking for sample records so much as the actual app/model/pages/workflows that made Corteza feel like a CRM out of the box.

Right now it seems like:

• 2023.9.x = real built-in CRM starter

• current releases = blank platform

• marketing/docs still strongly suggest a CRM template exists

So I’m trying to understand what the actual supported path is in 2024.9+ / current releases.

Any clarification would help a lot.

Thanks in advance all.