generated: '2026-07-25'
method: searched
source: https://docs.unitycloud.io/#prerequisites-setup
note: >-
  Codafication publishes no hosted sandbox, no test tenant, no test/live key separation
  and no magic test values. What it does publish is a complete local development
  environment: Unity extensions are built and tested against a single-node Kubernetes
  cluster running on the developer's own machine. That is the sandbox story, recorded as
  it is - nothing was invented to fill the shape of a hosted test mode.
hosted_sandbox:
  available: false
  test_credentials_published: false
  test_live_key_separation: false
  playground: false
  note: >-
    No console, playground or explorer is publicly reachable. GraphQL introspection is
    not available anonymously on any Codafication host.
local_environment:
  name: Minikube-based local Unity development environment
  description: >-
    The Unity Platform brings together open-source tooling so a developer spends very
    little time on infrastructure, authentication and security. Applications run as Docker
    containers orchestrated by Kubernetes; Minikube provides a smaller single-node
    Kubernetes cluster on a personal computer for building and testing.
  prerequisites:
  - name: Minikube
    purpose: Run a single-node Kubernetes cluster locally to build and test Unity scenarios.
    docs: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/
  - name: kubectl
    purpose: Command line interface for running commands against the local Kubernetes cluster.
    docs: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/
  - name: Docker
    purpose: Container isolation for each application; the platform is language-agnostic because of it.
    docs: https://docs.docker.com/get-started/
  - name: Node.js
    purpose: Runtime for the Unity SDK; currently the only SDK language shipped.
    docs: https://nodejs.org/en/docs/
  - name: Yarn
    purpose: Package manager Codafication uses, chosen for its workspaces.
    docs: https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/getting-started/
  - name: TypeScript
    purpose: Typed authoring for extensions.
    docs: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/typescript-in-5-minutes.html
  scaffolding:
    tool: Create Extension CLI
    see: cli/codafication-cli.yml
    note: Generates frontend or backend extension boilerplate; setup scripts are provided for Minikube and kubectl.
  local_configuration:
    example_gateway_url: http://core-kernel:8080
    example_local_schema_url: http://<extensionName>:8080
    example_local_port: 8080
    note: >-
      When the SDK runs inside Unity, gatewayUrl is http://core-kernel:8080; when the SDK
      runs externally it is a full address. These are the configuration values published
      in the reference, not credentials.
access:
  requires_engagement: true
  note: >-
    A Unity Token from the in-product Developer Portal and a registered extension
    pre-shared secret are both required to reach a real platform, and neither is
    self-serve. Platform services (Twilio SMS/VoIP, SendGrid/Office 365 email, Bitly short
    links) must be configured by Codafication on request.