Template · CMS & sites

Directus

Instant REST + GraphQL API and admin app on top of PostgreSQL.

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What gets deployed

2 services in the environment you pick, on the private network of the project.

directus/directus:11 + PostgreSQL 17. Admin credentials are generated; uploads on a volume.

Image: postgres:17

Image: directus/directus:11

Generated secrets never leave the platform; references are resolved on the private network. Anything marked required is asked for at deploy time.

Name	Value
POSTGRES_USER	postgresSuperuser name
POSTGRES_PASSWORD	generated (password)Generated at deploy
POSTGRES_DB	directusDatabase created on first start
PGDATA	/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
DATABASE_URL	postgresql://${{self.POSTGRES_USER}}:${{self.POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}@${{self.SKIFFLY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}:5432/${{self.POSTGRES_DB}}Connection string on the private network

Name	Value
KEY	generated (uuid)
SECRET	generated (secret)
DB_CLIENT	pg
DB_HOST	${{Postgres.SKIFFLY_PRIVATE_DOMAIN}}
DB_PORT	5432
DB_DATABASE	${{Postgres.POSTGRES_DB}}
DB_USER	${{Postgres.POSTGRES_USER}}
DB_PASSWORD	${{Postgres.POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}
ADMIN_EMAIL	admin@example.comFirst admin login
ADMIN_PASSWORD	generated (password)
PUBLIC_URL	https://${{self.SKIFFLY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN}}
WEBSOCKETS_ENABLED	true

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Volumes, secrets and domain pre-wired. Runs on EU nodes, paid per minute from a prepaid balance.