Directus VPSYour SQL data, an API and a Studio

Directus is a data platform and headless CMS published by Monospace, Inc. It sits on top of a SQL database: it generates a REST and GraphQL API for every collection and provides the Data Studio, a web app to model and edit your content, with roles, permissions, files and automations.

Not in the strict sense. One Click Apps deploys Directus 11, published under the Business Source License 1.1: the code is public and production use is free as long as your organisation's “Total Finances” (the largest of gross revenue, total budget or funding) do not exceed US$5 million over the most recent 12 months. Above that, you need a commercial licence from the publisher. Each version moves to GPLv3 three years after its release. The exact terms are the publisher's, published on directus.com; the prices on this page are those of the VPS.

The One Click Apps deployment uses a SQLite database stored in an application volume that is backed up every day. Directus is configured through environment variables: from the Variables tab of the console, you can connect it to a PostgreSQL or MySQL database that you manage yourself.

Once the VPS is created, the One Click Apps platform installs and then deploys Directus. Its HTTPS address and the credentials generated at deployment are shown in the console, in the application's Overview tab: keep them in a password manager, then sign in to the Studio.

Yes. Add it in the application's Domains tab. If the DNS zone is managed at OnetSolutions, the A record is created for you; otherwise, the console shows the IP address to point it to. The HTTPS certificate is issued automatically.

One Click Apps needs at least 2 vCPUs, 2 GB of RAM and 30 GB of disk, with 1 GB of memory reserved for the system and the platform. Every plan on this page meets that minimum; plan more memory and disk for a large file library or several applications on the same server.

Directus volumes, database, files and extensions, are backed up every day at 03:00 and kept for 7 days, on the VPS disk: they protect you from a mistake in the application, not from losing the server. For that, add the VPS backup option (from €1.99 excl. VAT/month) or take a snapshot.

Every night, the platform checks whether a new Directus image has been published. If so, an Update available banner appears in the console and you run the update when you decide to; data volumes are kept. Nothing is updated without your action.

Our support covers the VPS: the server, its network, its storage and its availability. Directus, its configuration, your data, compliance with its licence and its updates remain your responsibility: the console gives you the tools to manage them, and you keep root access to the server.