Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content.
- Free & open-source. No artificial limitations, vendor lock-in, or hidden pricing.
- REST & GraphQL API. Instantly adds a blazingly fast Node.js API layer to your database.
- Manage pure SQL. Works with existing SQL databases, or helps build new architectures from scratch.
- Choose your database. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, OracleDB, MariaDB and MS-SQL.
- Allows self-hosting. Choose your hosting and infrastructure, run locally, or deeply integrate on-premises.
- Completely extensible. Built to white-label, it is easy to customize our modular platform.
- A modern dashboard. A Vue.js Admin App so safe and intuitive, non-technical users require no training.
Learn more about Directus on our website.
Create a new Directus project by running the following npm command:
npm init directus-project my-project
Or, using yarn:
yarn create directus-project my-project
Simply follow the setup prompts and the CLI will create your new project directory (eg: my-project), configuration
file, and initial database. To get the most out of Directus, and to ensure you have the latest security patches, it is
important to keep your projects up-to-date.
If you would like to completely avoid the manual installation process, the following self-hosted one-click apps will handle the heavy-lifting for you. While Directus is always completely free, you will likely need to pay for these services.
| Google Cloud | Cleavr | Cloudron | DigitalOcean | Heroku | Platform.sh | Zeet | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Directus only requires Node.js and supports most operating systems and SQL database vendors.
- Node.js 12.20+
- npm 6.x+
- PostgreSQL 10+
- MySQL 5.7.8+ / 8+ (with mysql_native_password)
- MariaDB 10.2.7+
- SQLite 3+
- CockroachDB 21.1.13+[1]
- MS SQL 13+[1]
- OracleDB 19+[1]
[1] Older versions may work, but aren't officially tested/supported.
- Ubuntu 18.04
- CentOS / RHEL 8
- macOS Catalina or newer
- Windows 10/11
- Docker (DockerHub + Dockerfile)
Other operating systems may also work, but are not officially supported.
In addition to the Directus Documentation, you can also request help via the following channels:
- Discord (Live Discussions)
- GitHub Issues (Report Bugs)
- GitHub Discussions (Questions, Feature Requests)
- Twitter (Latest News)
- YouTube (Video Tutorials)
Please read our Contributing Guide before submitting Pull Requests.
All security vulnerabilities should be reported in accordance with our Security Policy.
Directus is a premium open-source (GPLv3) project, made possible with support from our passionate core team, talented contributors, and amazing GitHub Sponsors. Thank you all!
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