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Self-host Directus on DockHive

Instant admin app and API for your content

Directus gives you a no-code admin app and a REST and GraphQL API on top of a database. Model your content, manage files and users, build dashboards and automate flows; a flexible headless CMS and back office in one.

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Deploy Directus in one click

  1. 1 Open the App MarketplaceSign in to the DockHive console and open HivePods → App Marketplace, or follow the install link on this page.
  2. 2 Pick DirectusSearch for Directus or find it under Websites & CMS, then choose a size (Micro or larger) and the region closest to you.
  3. 3 InstallFill in the settings the form asks for and click Install. Directus is usually running in about a minute.
  4. 4 Open itOpen your pod's address and sign in with the admin email and password you chose.

Running Directus on DockHive

Smallest size

Directus needs at least a Micro HivePod (about $2 a month if it runs all the time). Smaller sizes can't be picked for it. It is billed by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first, and a stopped pod costs nothing.

Its database is included

Directus comes with PostgreSQL inside the same HivePod, set up for you with its own generated password. Only the app can reach it, and you pay for the pod's size only.

Its own HTTPS address

Directus gets its own HTTPS address as soon as it's running. You can also serve it on your own domain: add the domain to the pod and the certificate is issued automatically.

Set up at install

The install form asks for 2 settings before Directus starts, such as the details you sign in with. Everything else, including passwords other services need, is generated for you.

Your data and backups

Directus's data stays on the pod's disk and survives restarts. HivePod backups include all of it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.

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Questions about hosting Directus

How do I self-host Directus on DockHive?

Open HivePods → App Marketplace in the DockHive console, pick Directus, choose a size and a region and click Install. It runs in its own HivePod at its own HTTPS address, usually in about a minute.

How much does it cost to run Directus?

An app pod is billed like any HivePod: by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first. Directus needs at least a Micro pod, which is about $2 a month if it runs all the time. A stopped pod costs nothing.

Where is my Directus data kept?

On the pod's disk, in the region you picked. It survives restarts, HivePod backups include it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.

Do I need a separate database for Directus?

No. Directus comes with PostgreSQL inside the same HivePod, set up for you. You pay for the pod's size only, nothing extra for the database.

Can I put Directus on my own domain?

Yes. Add your domain on the pod's Custom domains card, create the CNAME and TXT records it shows at your DNS provider, and the HTTPS certificate is issued once the domain is verified.

Is Directus made by DockHive?

No. Directus is an open-source project by its own developers; see directus.io for its documentation. DockHive's App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.

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Directus is an open-source project by its own developers, who own its name. DockHive is not affiliated with it; the App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.

Run Directus in about a minute

Sign in, open the App Marketplace and click Install. Stop the pod whenever you like: a stopped pod costs nothing.

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