Core Principles

Built around three key concepts… with the added bonus of alliteration.

According to a “Headless” CMS?

Content should be created and managed independently from where it’s used

CMS stands for Content Management System. When did it become synonymous with platforms that maintain project templates, application logic, development workflow, and everything else? Directus gets out of the way and let’s you build projects however you’d like. It only manages… content.

Directus was built with modular user-interfaces for editing different types of content. Want to build a WYSIWYG, JSON, or Markdown editor? Have an idea for a map interface? We’ve got Hosted credits to give away and are looking for developers to create some new UIs. Email us to learn more!

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Choose Your Infrastructure

Whether you’re looking for quick-and-easy or DIY — Directus has you covered.

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Dynamic API

Easily connect managed content to all your data-driven projects.

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Our comprehensive documentation is written in markdown and hosted within dedicated GitHub repositories for easy collaboration and version tracking. Feel free to send us some pull-requests!

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Content Management

A headless CMS that lets your clients safely manage database content directly.

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Additional Features

All the core features you need — no plugins required.

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“At its core, Directus is a customer-friendly database GUI & API — mirroring the schema directly, it offers complete control over architecture and optimizations. It’s this decoupled approach that allows for the Authoring of application-agnostic content that can be used anywhere.”

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