How to deploy Directus using Cleavr

Directus is an open source app that wraps your new, or existing, SQL database with a realtime GraphQL+REST API for developers and an intuitive admin app for non-technical users. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, OracleDB, MariaDB, AWS Aurora and more.

Directus mirrors your custom database, with your schema and content stored pure and unaltered. When it comes time to ingest, fetch, or update your data, you can use its REST+GraphQL API, JavaScript SDK, or even pure SQL. Directus gives you plenty of access options to choose from.

Step 1: Prepare The Directus Package

You may either do the below steps or use the direcvit/directus GitHub repo. If using direcvit/directus, skip this step.

Create a new directory on your local environment and add a package.json by running the following command:

npm init -y

Add the build and start aliases script to the package.json:

{
  ...
  "scripts": {
    "start": "directus start",
    "build": "npx directus bootstrap",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  }
  ...
}

Install Directus by running the following command:

npm install directus

The package.json content will look like this:

{
  "name": "directus-app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "directus start",
    "build": "npx directus bootstrap",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "directus": "^9.0.0-rc.51"
  }
}

Push the package.json to your GitHub repository.

Step 2: Add New NodeJS SSR Site

On a new server, add a new site and select NodeJS SSR as the app type, expand Advanced Options and enter 8055 for Port Number.

Step 3: Add A Database

On the same server you added the site, click on the database section to install a new MySQL or Postgres database.

Once the database server is installed, add a new database. Remember the database name and database user credentials.

Step 4: Set Up The Web App

In the web app section, select Complete Setup for the web app that was created for the site.

Enter repository

On the Code Repository tab, enter the following:

Version Control Provider: GitHub

Repository: direcvit/directus (or your repository you created in previous step)

Branch: main

Click Update.

Set up NPM Build

Click on the NPM Build tab and fill in the following:

Entry Point: npm

Arguments: start

Build Command: npm run build --production

Click Update.

Add env variables

Click on the Environments section and add in the following environment variables:

PORT=8055
PUBLIC_URL=**enter your project's url**

#Or, pg if using postgres
DB_CLIENT=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1

#Or, 5432 if using postgres
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=**database name**
DB_USER=**database username**
DB_PASSWORD=**database password**

RATE_LIMITER_ENABLED=true
RATE_LIMITER_STORE=memory
RATE_LIMITER_POINTS=50
RATE_LIMITER_DURATION=1

CACHE_ENABLED=false

STORAGE_LOCATIONS=local
STORAGE_LOCAL_DRIVER=local
STORAGE_LOCAL_ROOT=./uploads

KEY=**random key**
SECRET=**random secret**
ACCESS_TOKEN_TTL=15m
REFRESH_TOKEN_TTL=7d
REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_SECURE=false
REFRESH_TOKEN_COOKIE_SAME_SITE=lax

EXTENSIONS_PATH=./extensions

EMAIL_FROM=no-reply@directus.io
EMAIL_TRANSPORT=sendmail
EMAIL_SENDMAIL_NEW_LINE=unix
EMAIL_SENDMAIL_PATH=/usr/sbin/sendmail

Replace the environment variables with the appropriate information for your database that you set up earlier as well as the random key and secret.

See Directus Environment Variables for all available variables.

Click on Sync.

Step 5: Deploy!

Once you have everything configured, deploy! 🚀

After deployment, check the Build Assets logs. You will get the initial email and password to login to your Directus app.

Use the email and password to login to your Directus App. You can change the credentials later.

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