Websites & stores · Early access
Directus hosting on your own server
A headless backend that turns any SQL database into an instant API and admin panel.
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What Directus does
Directus wraps an existing SQL database with a REST and GraphQL API plus a no-code admin panel, without requiring a proprietary data model. Teams use it to build custom apps and dashboards on top of data they already own. It supports role-based permissions, file storage, and flow-based automation.
Directus at a glance
- License
- MSCL-1.0-GPL (source-available, converts to GPL-3.0)
- Source code
- github.com/directus/directus
- Website
- directus.io
- Runs on
- Your own server (VPS)
- Good to know
- Needs Node.js and a supported database (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, or others); not PHP/cPanel-based.
Instant API over an existing database
Custom admin panels and dashboards
Headless CMS for apps and sites
Directus, connected to the rest of your business
On your domain
Directus answers at an address like directus.yourbusiness.com, with SSL and daily backups switched on.
Mail from your address
Directus sends its emails from your CloudWish business mailbox. Business email
AI with a cap you set
Give Directus its own AI key with a monthly spend cap. Usage shows as its own line on your bill. AI in your apps (early access)