Directus turns any SQL database into an instant REST and GraphQL API with a beautiful admin UI. Built for JAMstack, mobile apps, and modern web teams that need a content backend but don't want WordPress. Built for Frontend developers, mobile app teams, JAMstack builders, agencies.
Every headless cms (directus) plan includes free DDoS protection, full root access, IPv6 networking, daily snapshots, and 24/7 human support.
Order, wait 30 seconds for deploy, log in — your stack is running.
Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MSSQL — Directus introspects the schema and gives you an instant admin UI.
Both APIs auto-generated. Fine-grained permissions per role, per collection, per field.
Modern, fast, dark-mode-by-default UI. Editors don't need developer skills — they get drag-drop, rich text, file uploads.
S3-compatible storage layer (Backblaze B2, Wasabi, MinIO). Image transforms on the fly.
Built-in WebSocket subscriptions. Mobile apps update live when content changes.
Trigger external services on content events. Visual workflow builder for complex automations.
Directus turns any SQL database into an instant REST and GraphQL API with a beautiful admin UI. Built for JAMstack, mobile apps, and modern web teams that need a content backend but don't want WordPress.
You could install Directus on a generic $5 VPS. Most people who try spend an evening on the install, another on hardening, another on backups, and then it falls over the first time the kernel updates. We've done that work — every headless cms (directus) plan is tuned, monitored, and updateable in one click.
No black boxes — here's the exact software shipped on every Headless CMS VPS (Directus) plan.
The Headless CMS VPS (Directus) image ships with: Directus + Postgres / MySQL. We don't fork or patch — we use the official upstream releases, with sensible defaults for our hardware. Update on your schedule, not ours.
Everything runs in containers via Docker, so updates are atomic. If a release breaks something, roll back to the previous image in 30 seconds. No 'I broke prod by running apt upgrade' moments.
The same KVM hypervisor and enterprise NVMe drives we use across every OliveVPS region.
Pick from 20+ datacenter regions worldwide. Headless CMS VPS (Directus) VPS pricing stays the same in every region — the hardware specs, the bandwidth allowance, the SSD speed. The only thing that changes is your latency to end users.
Directus wraps your database; Strapi owns its schema. Directus wins if you already have a database. Strapi wins if you're starting from scratch and want a more opinionated content model.
Yes — Directus has official SDKs for every major framework. Fetch via REST in `getStaticProps`, mutate via GraphQL in client components. Real-time updates via WebSocket.
Each plan handles unlimited admin users — there's no per-seat licensing. Editor concurrent activity is RAM-driven; Pro handles 10+ simultaneous editors comfortably.
Yes — the data lives in your SQL database on your VPS. Directus is just the API + admin UI layer on top. Walk away from Directus tomorrow and your data is still in plain SQL tables.
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