Directus

Evolving Our License for Long-Term Sustainability

2026-04-22T09:00:00.000Z

The road to Directus v12 and an update on our license

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How I Turned a Month-Long Migration Into a Weekend Project (And You Can Too)

2026-04-15T13:54:00.000Z

A runthrough of how to handle your data migration using the Directus MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and Claude CLI.

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Directus v11.17: Background Imports, Netlify Deployments, and a Translations Generator

2026-04-10T14:25:00.000Z

A more capable deployment module, a smarter way to handle large data imports, and a utility that saves hours of translation setup work.

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Leap Week 4 Highlights

2026-03-30T18:25:00.000Z

Get the recap on the UI Era keynote, partner workshops, what’s next for Directus, a new community program and much more!

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You Built More Than a Ticketing System, So What Happens When Jira Data Center Goes Away?

2026-03-15T17:34:00.000Z

For many orgs, Jira DC wasn't just a ticketing system. It was an operational data platform. Here's what that means for your EOL migration strategy, and who should be looking at Directus.

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Directus v11.16: Global Draft Versions, Multimodal AI, and Smarter Deployments

2026-03-10T13:11:00.000Z

A native draft workflow, an AI Assistant that can see your images and PDFs, and a deployment module your whole team can use.

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Directus v11.15: Native Collaborative Editing, AI Assistant Goes GA, and One-Click Deployments

2026-02-12T18:17:33.000Z

Real-time collaborative editing in the core, an AI Assistant that actually knows your content, and Vercel deployments from the Data Studio.

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How I Built an Employee Advocacy Scoreboard with Directus, Zapier, and Claude Code

2026-02-09T13:00:00.000Z

A practical guide to tracking team social sharing with AI-powered detection, Directus as the backend, and a vibecoded React dashboard.

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Hello from Directus' New VP of Engineering

2026-01-29T13:00:00.000Z

From my first BASIC program on a Commodore 64 to leading cloud infrastructure at Confluent, my journey has always been about building great things with great people.

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Directus v11.14: AI Chat Beta, Bulk Downloads + More

2025-12-16T16:39:54.000Z

Enterprise authentication patterns, quality-of-life improvements for asset-heavy workflows, and better form organization.

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An Update to Our Cloud Tiers

2025-12-03T14:27:31.000Z

Today we made some significant changes to our Cloud offering. Here's why, and what that means for Directus users moving forward.

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Directus v11.13: Native MCP Support and Content Comparison

2025-11-07T19:07:26.000Z

AI agents can now interact directly with your Directus data, and comparing content versions just got way easier.

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Directus launches native Model Context Protocol, redefining the ‘collaborative’ CMS

2025-11-05T19:50:07.000Z

Native MCP support transforms content management into an AI-collaborative workflow, making teams more capable and productive together

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How FEG Achieved 70% Faster Content Deployment Across 5 Gaming Markets

2025-07-21T17:41:00.000Z

Learn how Fortuna Entertainment Group used Directus to achieve faster content deployment, unified web and mobile management, and deliver one of the best rollouts in company history.

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We're Now SOC 2 Certified (And Yes, It Was As Fun As It Sounds)

2025-07-15T13:17:00.000Z

Directus Cloud is now SOC 2 Type II certified. Learn what that actually means for you.

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Introducing Collaborative Editing: Work Together Without Chaos

2025-06-25T16:09:00.000Z

Edit content together without the usual coordination headaches or accidentally overwriting each other’s work.

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Introducing Visual Editing: Edit Your Content in Context

2025-04-29T17:15:00.000Z

Edit text and images right on your site within Directus, see changes instantly, and simplify your content workflow.

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Database-First or API-First: Which Scales Better?

2025-02-20T21:00:00.000Z

Most architectural decisions are presented as binary choices. The reality? Smart teams pick their battles based on real-world needs.

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Solving the Multiple-Frontend Problem in Modern Applications

2025-02-18T20:06:00.000Z

The old "one framework to rule them all" approach is dead, and pretending otherwise is slowing down your entire development cycle.

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REST vs. GraphQL vs. tRPC: Choosing Your API Architecture

2025-02-11T21:28:00.000Z

Your API architecture choice will haunt you for years - unless you focus on what actually matters instead of what's trending on GitHub.

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What is Directus?

2024-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

In this introduction, you will learn about the Directus platform, offering rich developer tools and an intuitive web application for managing data-driven projects⁠.

Connect to ChatGPT

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Connect Directus to ChatGPT using the native Directus MCP Server. This episode demonstrates how to set up the MCP integration with ChatGPT, enabling AI-powered content management and data operations directly from your ChatGPT conversations.

Start

2024-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

In the first episode of the season, Kevin and Andrew bring you on the journey of learning about Battlesnake by building an (arguably) capable autonomous snake based on Node.js.

Leap Week 3: Full Keynote

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

The full keynote from our third Leap Week in June 2024.

Generate API Docs for Custom Collections in Directus

2025-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bryant as he answers a community question "is there an automated way to generate API docs for my custom collections inside Directus?"

Shipping Case Study Content 5x Faster with AI

2025-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Matt turns a customer interview into a published case study in under an hour. Watch him go from raw transcript to live website using his method that cuts production time from 5 hours to 1. No more staring at blank pages or endless formatting!

Integrating Firecrawl with Directus

2024-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Integrating Firecrawl with Directus

The Idea

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, Matt and Kevin discuss the inspiration behind the Directus TV project.

The UI Era is Shifting

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Hear from Directus CEO & Co-Founder Ben Haynes on software is shifting from UI-first to data-first. When everyone can build an interface, what is actually valuable?

Version

2023-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

At Leap Week 1, we announced the availability of Content Versioning for the Directus Editor and the new Content Versions API, along with new events for Directus Automate.

February 2026

2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes an AI update from Bryant and a new community program to get involved with from Beth.

5 Minute Demo From Our CEO

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Join our CEO Ben Haynes for a rapid 5 minutes demo of the Directus platform.

Building a Sports Betting Platform with TDSOFT

2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

John and Pedro are joined by guest Dariusz Tarczyński (CEO and Founder of TDSOFT). He and his team are building some innovative applications in the sports betting space.

Directus AI Overview

2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

Hear from our CTO Rijk about our philosophy on AI’s role in Directus and beyond, and then our Director of Developer Relations Kevin on our brand new AI extensions.

Mission: AI Letters to Santa

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant builds a holiday-themed app that generates personalized letters from "Open Source Santa" based on GitHub profiles. Watch as he creates a system that analyzes developers' repositories, determines whether they're on the open source naughty or nice list, and generates snarky, sarcastic letters from Santa — complete with festive styling and holiday cheer.

New Years Resolution Bingo Generator

2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant is joined by Marc and Alvaro with the goal of building a goal bingo app in just 10 minutes using the MCP.

Naz Delam, Software Engineering Manager at LinkedIn

2024-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode of Trace Talks, engineering leader Naz Delam shares her journey to LinkedIn, highlighting key leadership lessons she's learned along the way – from challenges of leading teams during tech layoffs to empowering teams through autonomy and ownership. Naz also offers practical advice on handling layoffs, continuous learning, and effective networking. This episode is a MUST-LISTEN for any aspiring leaders in the tech industry.

MCP 101: What It Actually Does

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bryant as he talks through the details of the Directus MCP.

Santosh Ahuja, Lead Engineer at Optum

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

We trace Santosh's journey from a business family to a Lead Engineer, driven by a passion for technology and the influential ethos of Chuck Norris in 'Walker, Texas Ranger'.

Trees of London

2024-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

The Greater London Authority publishes a dataset of over 815,000 of London's Local Authority Maintained Trees. Kevin shows you how Directus can be used to further explore, understand, and remix this dataset both in the Data Studio and via API.

Echobind

2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Meet Echobind, a product consultancy and digital agency who work with companies looking to build ambitious software, and hear about how they use Directus for multiple clients such as Annex, an e-commerce platform for document storage warehouses and Hope Media Group, a Christian media conglomerate that fosters faith and community.

WTF is a DXP?

2024-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Lately, it seems like DXPs, or digital experience platforms, are all anyone can talk about. But WTF are DXPs (other than a fancy acronym), and why should anyone care about them? Touch grass with Matt as he shares his POV on the origin, meaning, and application of DXPs.

August 2024

2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, a new way of taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes the MUX Uploader extension contribution, Hannes talking though solving hard problems with the Directus 11 access policies and Kevin with a tutorial on using the Directus UI library in extensions.

Q1 2024

2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

What's the biggest thing we've done for customers in 2023? What's coming up this year? And what's this new Directus TV thing all about? Join Will for our first video Quarterly Customer Q&A.

Conditional Fields

2024-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to conditionally show and hide fields inside of Directus Editor.

Mission: Customer Relationship Manager

2024-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

In this intense one-hour challenge, watch as Bryant incredibly builds a full-featured custom CRM from the ground up using Directus. He builds contacts, organizations, deal pipelines, activities, and more.

Data Studio Translations in Directus

2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Directus comes in several languages translated kindly by our community. In this episode, Carmen will show you how to contribute your own translations using Crowdin.

Get Started with Directus and Nuxt

2024-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, you'll learn how to use the Directus SDK with a Nuxt application.

Mistakes

2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

How do we balance business and community? What have been some of our mistakes? What vision did you sell to VCs? How else might we make money?

Keep the Money Flow - Berlin Meetup

2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Andreas uses Directus in lots of personal projects to improve the efficiency of his household. In this talk, we hear about his pocket money tracker used with his kids.

What's in your Dock, Rijk?

2024-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Rijk is a developer and designer born and raised in the Netherlands. He first came to America to work on Directus where he is CTO to this day. When not coding you can find him playing bass in the Lower East Side or hanging out with his cats in Brooklyn. Coder-designer by nature, musician at heart; prefers code to be indented in threes.

Filtering of JSON Objects

2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on January 11 2024, Rijk, Jonathan, and Daniel discuss filtering inside of stored JSON objects.

Data Modeling

2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

What happens when a non-technical person attempts to get technical? In episode 1 of Technically I'm Lost (TIL), non-technical marketer Matt attempts to build the data model for a partner directory from scratch, with help from resident Directus expert Bryant.

What are Image Transformations

2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Join Carmen as we learn what image transformations are and how you can assign permissions to them in Directus.

Transformation Presets

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Discover the power of transformation presets in Directus to streamline your image handling processes. Learn how to create and use these presets to standardize image formats, sizes, and even apply custom transformations across your entire website or application

Build a Dialer Panel Extension in Directus Insights with Twilio

2024-06-20T00:00:00.000Z

Join Kevin and Nathaniel Okenwa, Developer Evangelist at Twilio, as they utilize Twilio's Voice SDK to build a Directus extension that allows outbound phone calls directly from the browser.

Database Vendor | Migration | Server Location and GDPR Compliance

2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about Directus' own database choice and migration between projects.

Creativity in Code

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

A discussion on the evolution and future of online experiences, including practical advice on innovation, technology trends, and the role of AI and AR/VR.

Mission: Expensify Clone

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Expensify is an expense management tool that tracks receipts, rolls them up into business reports and documents, and handles the approval workflow. Bryant has one hour to build it (or die trying).

Bobby Tail and the Digital Library

2024-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bobby Tail learns about Directus and its many capabilities, including the Data Studio and Data Engine. Read by Beth Loft.

Getting Started with AgencyOS

2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, we'll cover how to quickly spin up and deploy an instance of AgencyOS.

Directus Copilot

2024-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Esther speaks to community member Donald about Directus Copilot - a panel extension allows users to ask contextual questions about their data within Insights dashboards.

Downtown Nashville

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Filmed by John, a beautiful day in Nashville. Enjoy the sun rise and set with some chill beats.

Using GeoJSON fields in Directus

2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

Directus comes with numerous types of geospatial data presentation. In this episode, Carmen will walk you through the different fields and how to use them.

Data Management

2024-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Discover how Directus empowers you to manage data, create collections, customize fields, and streamline content workflows with features like Explore, Editor, and multilingual support.

Getting Started With WebSockets

2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

In this short tutorial, you'll learn how to quickly add real time data to your application or project using WebSockets and Directus Realtime. Follow along with Bryant as he covers the three easy steps to get started with WebSockets.

Lazy Programmer

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Some developers are efficient. Maybe a little too efficient.

Sean's Dead Plants

2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Sean loves plants, but he can't stop killing them. Can our crack team of experts save him from his murderous streak?

Leap Week 02: Full Keynote

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

The full keynote from our second Leap Week in March 2024

What's New In Directus Version 10.1

2023-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

With over 70 improvements, bug fixes, and new additions, Rijk, our lead maintainer, guides you through the significant updates we've released.

What's In Your Dock, Cassidy?

2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Cassidy is a software engineer, advisor, developer advocate, investor, and memer on the internet, and here's the software, hardware, and analog tools she uses in her day-to-day.

L'Oreal (Because You’re Worth It)

2024-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

Let's grab our keyboards and mice, and let the beauty adventure begin because YOU are worth it. Join Bry as he picks up his brushes to create a L’Oréal Paris theme in Directus.

Real-Life AI Content Workflows with Directus MCP Workshop

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Join this comprehensive workshop exploring real-world AI content workflows with the Directus MCP Server. See practical examples, best practices, and advanced techniques for integrating AI into your daily content management processes.

Code Review Hogwarts

2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Welcome to the wizarding world of code reviews.

Sending SMS Messages with Vonage

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Build a prompt which allows customer notifications via text message using the Vonage SMS API

Web3, Blockchain, and dApps with Ben

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin is joined by Ben Greenberg to tackle his learning on topics around Web3, blockchain, and decentralized apps.

European Athletics

2024-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Discover how European Athletics use Directus as they support 51 national federations for track and field sport and organize events including the European Athletics Championships. Starting with their aim to bring their website in-house, hear about how Directus powers the European Athletics website and their ambitious plans to treat it as the backbone of their digital strategy.

What does authentication mean?

2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Authentication happens many times a day without us even realizing. In this walk down Authentication Avenue, Kevin answers "What does authentication mean?"

Project Templates In AgencyOS

2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, you'll learn more about project templates and how they work within AgencyOS.

Linear

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Development is hard. Estimating how long it takes based on shirt size is harder-er.

Compose

2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

At Leap Week 1, we introduced and explained our approach on composability, along with announcing AgencyOS - an all-in-one operating system for digital agencies.

Global Bookmarks

2024-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to create preset layouts, including filters and sorts, inside of Directus Explore.

Automate

2024-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin and Andrew migrate their snake to run entirely in Directus Automate's low-code builder Flows. Is this the right way to run a Battlesnake? Tune in and find out.

The Shows

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, Bryant and Kevin discuss what shows are being commissioned and why.

Media AI Bundle

2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Esther speaks to community member Marcus about their Media AI Bundle - a group of extensions that allow extraction of key details using AI tools.

What's In Your Dock, Salma?

2024-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

Salma is a live streamer, software engineer, and developer educator, and here's the software, hardware, and analog tools she uses in her day-to-day.

Constant

2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

The only thing standing between a variable and its destiny is the courage to compile a different story.

Mission: Multisite CMS

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Amid the WordPress drama, Bryant builds a multi-site CMS system that lets you manage content for multiple websites from a single Directus instance. Watch as he sets up relationships between sites, pages, and users, then configures advanced permissions to ensure content editors can only access sites they're assigned to—all while creating a secure API structure for your frontend applications.

String Translations in Directus

2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Did you know you can individually translate labels, notes, and other aspects of your Directus project? In this episode, Carmen will show you how to use Directus’ translation strings.

Maintenance Windows | Adding Languages | Realtime Updates

2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about how we manage state inside of Directus, adding languages, and realtime support.

Open Source Outlook

2024-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

A discussion on the past, present, and future of open source, including what it means to be "Post-Open" and build sustainable businesses.

What is access control?

2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

It's not just enough to give someone access, but sometimes you need to say what they can do. In this stroll down Authentication Avenue, Kevin answers "What is access control?"

Using the Map Layout in Directus

2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Directus allows you to display geospatial data in the content module. In this episode, Carmen will walk you through how to use the Map Layout in Directus.

Lightspeed Retail API

2025-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bryant as he answers a community question "I'm integrating Directus with the Lightspeed Retail API [...] has anyone successfully implemented a setup like this?".

The Build-Off

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Three builders. Three AI tools. One backend. Who can ship the best frontend in 30 minutes?

Workout App

2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant is joined by Matt with the goal of building a workout fitness app in just 10 minutes using the MCP.

Claude Desktop Installation

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to install and configure the Directus MCP Server with Claude Desktop. This episode walks through the complete setup process, from getting your Directus credentials to configuring the MCP server for seamless AI-powered content management.

What's New In Directus Version 10.2

2023-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, Esther unveils a multitude of enhancements, bug fixes, and novel additions, all designed to make your data management experience smoother and more efficient.

Connect to Cursor

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Integrate the native Directus MCP Server with Cursor IDE for enhanced AI-powered development workflows. This episode shows you how to configure the MCP connection in Cursor, enabling seamless content management and database operations while you code.

Soft Delete

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to set up and use the archive functionality to declutter your views, improve workflow, and maintain a clean data structure without permanently deleting items.

Building a Platform to Monetize Communities

2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode of I Made This, Pedro and John chat with Bryant to learn why he chose Directus and walk-through how he built a community monetization platform.

Bobby Tail and the Magical Guest List

2024-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bobby Tail learns about the authentication concepts of usernames, password, two-factor authentication, access control, and single sign-on. Read by Carmen Huidobro.

Directus Marketplace Beta

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Introducing the Directus Marketplace Beta: distribute and install extensions in any Directus project and supercharge your projects.

Multitenancy in Directus - Berlin Meetup

2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

We will walk you through the steps to implement segregation of client data using Directus fields and scripts to create the appropriate roles and permissions. We will also showcase a real-world use case and how our client benefit.

Directus 11 Release Candidate

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 11 is here with policies - our key new feature making access control more powerful and flexible in your projects.

Edge Computing with Pandelis

2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin is joined by Pandelis to properly understand edge computing, and how they evolve from CDNs and distributed compute.

Setting up MCP: Start Building Today

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bryant and Lindsey as they show you how to get started with the MCP.

Image Manipulation

2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Join Carmen as we apply focal points and other manipulations to our images.

Berlin at Night

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Filmed by Kevin, a cold winter evening at Alexanderplatz - where trams, trains, and people meet.

AI Alt Text Writer

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Create captions for your images within Directus Files with this custom operation, powered by Clarifai.

Q2 2024

2024-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Director of Customer Success Will gives a rundown of the latest news, product updates, and more from Q2 of 2024.

Gavin Doughtie, Senior Developer at Aon

2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Delve into Gavin's unique journey from his early years in the entertainment industry to his evolution as a developer, and gain insights into the intersection of technology and corporate dynamics.

David Simmer, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix

2024-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode of Trace Talks, David Simmer, Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, shares his unique journey into tech, starting from college AV/IT jobs to helping technical teams be more productive at Netflix. He talks about the importance of empathy in engineering, balancing hands-on coding with leadership, and using generative AI to boost efficiency. David also offers practical advice for aspiring leaders on seizing opportunities and promoting themselves.

WTF is a CMS

2024-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Is content data? Or is data content? And is a content management system really just a data management system? In this episode, Matt muses over what a CMS is, what a DMS is, and if there's a difference.

Build a Realtime Chat App

2023-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a simple multi-user chat application powered by Directus Realtime and WebSockets in less than 10 minutes.

Meteorite Landings

2024-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

NASA publishes a dataset of over 34,000 meteorite landings as recorded by The Meteoritical Society. Kevin shows you how Directus can be used to further explore, understand, and remix this dataset both in the Data Studio and via API.

Mission: Equipment Booking Manager

2024-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

In a fast and furious hour, Bryant tackles building an equipment booking manager. Watch as he designs and implement a system to manage videography and photography gear, including features for checking items in and out, reserving equipment, and maintaining a comprehensive inventory dashboard.

September 2024

2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes a community showcase from websyte.ai, Rijk taking us through what's in his dock and Kevin with a tutorial on complex media transformations.

Access Control

2024-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

What happens when a non-technical person attempts to get technical? In episode 2 of Technically I'm Lost (TIL), non-technical marketer Matt attempts to set-up roles and permissions for a partner directory from scratch, with help from resident Directus expert Bryant.

Configuration as Code

2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on January 25 2024, Rijk, Jonathan, and Daniel discuss configuration as code.

Transcribe Audio Files with Deepgram

2024-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Automatically transcribe new audio files with Deepgram's Speech-to-Text API.

American Express (Don’t Leave Home Without It)

2024-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

Home is where your heart is and – just like your wallet – you should never leave home without it. Join Bry as he builds a happy little theme inspired by American Express.

Build an Audio Podcast Summarizer in Directus Automate with Deepgram

2024-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Join Kevin and Damien Murphy, Solutions Engineer at Deepgram, as they use Deepgram to build an audio podcast summarizer in Directus Automate.

Access Control

2024-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

This video explains Directus' access control system, covering user management, authentication, roles, permissions, and policies for secure and flexible data management.

Get Started with Directus and Astro

2024-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, you'll learn how to use the Directus SDK with an Astro application.

What's in your Dock, Bryant?

2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant Gillespie, Growth Engineer at Directus takes us through his most used apps and websites.

Mission: Learning Management System

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

From creating and organizing course content, managing instructors and students, and tracking enrollments and completions, Bryant has sixty minutes on the clock.

5 Years Time

2024-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

How to we balance flexibility with responsibility? What does Directus in 5 years look like? What does sustainable open source look like while trying to remain fair?

Improvements to Flows Debugging

2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on February 8 2024, Rijk, Jonathan, and Daniel discuss improvements to our no-code automation builder - Flows.

Enriching User Profiles with Clearbit

2024-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Automatically enrich new user profiles with rich data from Clearbit.

Passive Aggressive Bug

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

The phrase "to be a fly on the wall" takes on new meaning.

Renaming Collections | Network Vulnerability Scans | Roles/Permissions

2022-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about renaming collections, how we detect vulnerabilities, and our access control settings.

Generative AI For Devs with Rizèl

2024-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin is joined by Rizèl to learn how developers REALLY use AI in their day-to-day work, including ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot.

Building a Talent Platform with H&H

2023-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode of I Made This, Erwin and Uwe walk Bryant through one of their recent Directus projects - a engineering job listing and talent recruitment site for their client - Rockstar Recruiting.

Geocoding using the Mapbox API and Directus Automate

2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Directus Automate allows you to integrate with numerous services and automatically perform actions on specific triggers. In this episode, Carmen will walk you through creating an application that integrates with the Mapbox API to automatically retrieve addresses and locations.

Get Started with Directus and SvelteKit

2024-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, you'll learn how to use the Directus SDK with a SvelteKit application.

Page Builder In AgencyOS

2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, you'll learn how to create dynamic pages that are on brand and look great with the page builder inside AgencyOS.

Extending Directus for an Online Art Gallery - London Meetup

2023-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Using Directus extensions, we augmented Directus to add functionality to generate blurhashes for the smooth loading of high-quality full-screen images.

Mission: Virtual Events Platform

2024-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

In this 60 min sprint, Bryant builds a virtual events platform that's similar to webinar services like Zoom, Livestorm, and others. Can he build all the functionality like event scheduling, event registration, separate break out rooms, and an integration to Whereby?

Mateja Sela, Engineering Manager at Bolt

2024-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, Mateja shares his experiences in founding and managing a company in the volatile cryptocurrency/blockchain sector, and the transition to a role in a larger organization.

Multitenancy

2024-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to achieve multitenancy inside of a Directus project using Roles and Relational Fields.

Mission: Swag Platform

2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Gifting platforms are how we get goodies in the hands of community members and customers. Bryant needs to figure out how to manage products, build pages to handle the giveaways, and manage fulfillment.

Customize

2023-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

At Leap Week 1, we introduced our brand new theming engine for the Directus Data Studio - a reliable way to set theming options inside of Directus.

Building A/B Testing in Your CMS: A Deep Dive with Directus & PostHog

2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Join us and our friends at PostHog to learn all about building A/B testing infrastructure in your CMS with their killer A/B testing functionality.

The Production

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, Kevin discusses the efficient processes created to enable show creation at scale.

M Night Shamaylan

2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Step into a thriller where the line between the coder and the debugger blurs.

What's New Since the Last Leap Week

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Find out about key features in Directus 10.8, 10.9, and 10.10.

Visualize

2024-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Having build a very powerful snake, Kevin and Andrew seek to bask in the glory of their intellect by visualizing their wins. But not is all as it seems...

What's In Your Dock, Terence?

2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Terence is an open source hacker and tinkerer, works in civic tech, and here's the software, hardware, and analog tools he uses in his day-to-day.

The Home Depot (How Doers Get More Done)

2024-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

We should all take more time to share in each other’s successes as we accomplish our goals. However, it isn’t just about what you can do, but the journey of getting there. Join Bry as he supports you while painting a new theme inspired by Home Depot.

Directus Connect

2024-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

This video introduces Directus Connect — automatic REST and GraphQL APIs for your database and asset storage, highlighting key features such as resource-based URLs, query parameters, and the Directus JavaScript SDK.

What's New In Directus Version 10.3

2023-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 10.3 has landed with a huge new feature - WebSockets support! In this video, Jan gives you the roundup of what's notable in our latest release.

WTF is SaaS?

2024-05-28T00:00:00.000Z

BaaS and SaaS sound a lot alike, but in practice they're entirely different. In this episode, Matt breaks down the difference between these two similar terms and offers a high-level look at both.

How Agencies Innovate

2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

A discussion on how agencies source and assess technology, including the process of technology sourcing, evaluating technology for clients and addressing client concerns.

Jordan Cutler, Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest

2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode of Trace Talks, Jordan Cutler shares his journey from intern to Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest. He discusses overcoming imposter syndrome after not getting a return offer from Twitter, and how he quickly advanced at Gusto by focusing on being a reliable team member. Jordan emphasizes the importance of curiosity, seeking feedback, and understanding the intricacies of tools and technologies. He also talks about his passion for teaching through his High Growth Engineer newsletter and courses.

Cycle Around New York City

2024-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Citi Bike publish the millions of rides used by their customers around New York City's thousands of stations. Kevin shows you how Directus can be used to further explore, understand, and remix this dataset both in the Data Studio and via API.

AI Focal Point Detection

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Determine an image's primary point of interest with this custom operation, powered by OpenAI.

Public User Registration

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

We've shipped public user registration in Directus 10, allowing users to register for your project without the need for complex permission setups.

Cursor Installation

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Set up the Directus MCP Server with Cursor IDE for AI-powered development workflows. This episode covers the complete installation process and configuration steps to integrate Directus with Cursor for enhanced coding and content management.

M2A Relationships

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Discover how to use Directus's powerful many-to-any relationships to create flexible and dynamic content structures. Learn to set up a versatile page builder that allows linking diverse content types to a single parent collection.

Q3 2024

2024-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Director of Customer Success Will gives a rundown of the latest news, product updates, and more from Q3 of 2024.

October 2024

2024-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes a community showcase of a form builder from David, Carmen taking you through a docs preview and Kevin with a tutorial on AI web scraping API with flows.

Connect to Claude Code

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Set up the native Directus MCP Server with Claude Code for powerful command-line AI workflows. Learn how to configure the MCP integration to enable direct content management and schema operations from your terminal with Claude's autonomous coding capabilities.

Book Rating App

2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant is joined by Vicky and Beth with the goal of building a book rating app in just 10 minutes using the MCP.

AI in the Enterprise

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

How are enterprises giving teams access to AI while managing governance, data privacy, and risk?

Building Frontend CMS within Directus

2025-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bryant as he answers a community question "Is building frontend CMS within Directus possible?".

PDF Generator

2024-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Esther speaks to community member Bart about TextToAnything - an extension which allows generation of PDFs, QRCodes and Barcodes within Directus through the TextToAnyThing API. Learn more about TextToAnything at texttoanything.nl/docs/directus.

Bobby Tail and the Library Construction Crew

2024-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bobby Tail learns about the backend concepts of data modeling, APIs and file management. Read by Cathrin Steiner.

Why do tokens expire?

2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

You can't have access forever. In this skip down Authentication Avenue, Kevin answers "Why do tokens expire?" and shows you how to get new ones.

Size and Performance

2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Join Carmen as we transform our images to be more performant and format-conscious.

Content Translations in Directus: Data Studio

2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Directus allows you to set up your content to be translated into a bevy of languages. In this episode, Carmen will show you how to activate and use content translations.

Mission: Rabbitar Directory

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Hop along with Bryant as he attempts to build a management system for AI-generated rabbit avatars ("Rabbitars"). Watch him tackle importing hundreds of images, setting up trait relationships, and creating an automated flow to generate new characters with DALL-E—all in just 60 minutes.

Our Perspective on AI in Directus

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Rijk shared how we're approaching AI at Directus.

AI Image Generation

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Generate new images within Directus Automate with this custom operation, powered by OpenAI.

Mission: SaaS App

2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Building multi-user is a common convention when building Software as a Service. Bryant has an hour to build a todo app which manages users, teams, and ensures data can only be accessed within a team.

Building Advanced Custom Operations for Directus Flows - Berlin Meetup

2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Directus Flows allow you to automate tasks with event-based triggers. In this talk, we show an advanced use case generating reports for medical purposes.

Cost Control

2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Welcome to the magical land of open source! A place where time and money have a rocky relationship.

Client Payments with Stripe and AgencyOS

2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

In this video you'll learn how your clients can quickly and easily pay within their portal.

What's In Your Dock, Saron?

2024-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Saron is the founder of Disco and the creator of Not a Designer, and here's the software, hardware, and analog tools she uses in her day-to-day.

Get Started with Directus and Remix

2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, you'll learn how to use the Directus SDK with a Remix application.

The Platform

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, Kevin walks through the code and backend of Directus TV.

Pampers (Discover Your Baby's World)

2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bry and his furry companion as he paints a beautiful Pampers theme inspired by all the little ones that represent our future.

Notifications | Bulk Publishing | Localizations | SSO

2022-11-11T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about internationalization, alerting to actions needed, and SSO support.

Visualize

2023-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

At Leap Week 1, we introduced loads of improvements to Directus Insights and had a Directus community update from our CEO Ben.

What are static tokens?

2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Sometimes you need to give out a master key that never changes. In this jog down Authentication Avenue, Kevin answers "What are static tokens?".

Connect to Claude AI / Desktop

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Connect the native Directus MCP Server to Claude AI Desktop for streamlined content management conversations. This episode guides you through the setup process to bring Directus data and operations directly into your Claude Desktop chat experience.

This Spring on Directus TV

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Directus TV is our video streaming platform containing hours of content for developers. We're announcing our slate of new shows and renewals for Spring 2024.

Looping Flows

2024-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to chain and set up loops inside of Flows inside of Directus Automate.

Building a Boutique Web Agency with Studio Monty

2024-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode of I Made This, Bryant is joined by Miguel Stevens, the creative force behind Studio Monty, a Belgium-based agency specializing in lifestyle and bespoke websites. Miguel shares his journey from a childhood fascination with computers to founding his studio.

Build Advanced Content Workflows: A Deep Dive with Directus + Inngest

2025-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Join us and our friends at Inngest to learn all about building advanced content workflows and orchestrating automated localization for content in different languages.

Directus Files

2024-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Discover the powerful features of Directus Files, a comprehensive Digital Asset Management system that simplifies file storage, organization, and transformation within your Directus projects⁠.

Mission: Realtime Leaderboard

2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant races against the clock to build a real-time leaderboard for the Directus Arcade game – Duckin' Cold Emails. Watch as he builds features to submit and display high scores for the game using Directus Realtime and websockets.

Conditional Fields & Relational Values

2024-02-29T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on February 22 2024, Rijk, Jonathan, and Daniel discuss the support of nested relational values in conditional fields to build more flexible content editors

From Zero to Production

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Spin up a backend, connect a frontend, and deploy to production - all in one session. Featuring Railway.

What is a Collaborative CMS?

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Christina talks through what we mean at Directus by 'collaborative CMS' and how the MCP is part of the story.

Generate Images and Social Posts with OpenAI

2024-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Use OpenAI's APIs to generate images with DALL·E and social posts with GPT-4.

Raycast Installation

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Connect Directus to Raycast using the MCP Server for quick AI-powered content management from your macOS launcher. Learn how to install, configure, and use the Directus MCP Server with Raycast for efficient workflow automation.

Mission: Help Center

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant tackles the challenge of building a documentation site that lets content editors manage help articles through a CMS instead of markdown files. Watch as he sets up a backend with Directus—creating categories, articles, and tags relationships—before diving into a frontend template to bring it all together in his race against the clock.

Content Translations in Directus: SDK

2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

You can use your Directus project’s API to access your translated content. In this episode, Carmen will show you how to build an application to display translated content using the Directus SDK, REST and GraphQL APIs.

Scott Adrian, Sr. Wordpress Developer

2024-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode of Trace Talks, Scott Adrian shares his journey from professional piercer and musician to Senior WordPress Engineer. Scott discusses his early experiences with web development, starting with Myspace layouts for his band, and his first tech job at 1 Stop Internet. He highlights his transition to WordPress, leading teams, and mentoring junior developers. Scott also talks about balancing his career with personal projects, including publishing a sci-fi fantasy novel and developing a WordPress-based RPG game. Tune in for insights on career growth, leadership, and leveraging AI in development.

Advanced Transformations

2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Join Carmen as we apply advanced transformations to our images leveraging the Sharp API.

Bobby Tail and the Always-Awake Library

2024-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Bobby Tail learns about the concepts of Realtime, WebSockets and GraphQL. Read by Daniel Roe.

Focal Point

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Learn to maintain the focus of your images during asset transformations, enhancing the visual appeal of your website or application.

Ali Payne, Lead Engineer at Stitch Fix

2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Ali shares his relentless passion for technology and his commitment to staying abreast of current trends and developments. Tracing his journey from Ohio to the tech hubs of the West, Ali discusses how he perceives every technological challenge as a puzzle waiting to be solved.

November 2024

2024-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes a community showcase of a note taking system from Josh, Carmen taking you the first episode of Sharp Focus, Kevin with the new guest Author program and more...

What's New In Directus Version 10.4

2023-06-28T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 10.4 has landed with a new beta SDK and some small but important breaking changes. In this video, Colton gives you the roundup of what's notable in our latest release.

WTF is Composable?

2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

These days, it's nearly impossible to avoid the term "composable." But what does it actually mean in the context of development?

Debug Mode

2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Do bugs think about us as much as we think about them?

Toggle

2024-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

In the season finale, Kevin and Andrew fly close to the sun to understand which snake strategies work best, by A/B testing live with DevCycle. Do they keep their wings?

Extended Security Updates for Directus 10.12

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

Announcing Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Directus 10.12 until the end of 2024, ensuring critical security updates and a flexible upgrade timeframe for our users.

Directus Automate

2024-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Understand Directus Flows, We'll explain how it enables custom event-driven task automation within Directus through triggers, operations, and data chains⁠.

Directus Labs & Spreadsheet Layout

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

Explore the new Spreadsheet Layout on Directus Marketplace for efficient data editing, launched as part of our new Directus Labs project.

Git Submodules with Shelley

2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin is joined by Shelley to finally understand the cursed tech that is Git Submodules. Turns out it's not that difficult...

Mission: Feedback Widget

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant builds an embeddable feedback widget for documentation sites that captures user ratings and comments with a decisive 4-point scale. Watch as he creates a complete system with slick animations and wraps it in an iframe-friendly package, then builds a dashboard to visualize feedback metrics with conditional styling.

Extend

2023-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

At Leap Week 1, we introduced the Secure Extension Framework as a way to gain and have trust with third-party extensions.

Bobby Tail and the Book Return Machine

2024-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Bobby Tail learns about the automation concepts of flows, triggers and operations. Read by Bryant Gillespie.

The Simpsons (Doh!)

2024-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

There are no mistakes in this episode. Join Bry as he dusts the demons out of the keyboard and paints a wonderfully delightful theme worthy of the longest running TV on American television – The Simpsons.

Mission: Remote Job Board

2024-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Race right along with Bryant as he tackles building a virtual job board inspired by We Work Remotely. He tries to build a ton of functionality in just 60 mins – job listings, integrating categories and companies, and job post submissions with Directus and Nuxt.

Dynamic Relational Interfaces

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to create a more intuitive user experience in Directus by implementing dynamic filters on relational interfaces. This episode teaches you to set up dependent field relationships, allowing users to see only relevant options when selecting related items.

Mystery Code

2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Who needs a plot twist when you have legacy code?

Tag Images Automatically with Clarifai

2024-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Automatically tag new image files with Clarifai's Image Recognition Model.

Directus Payments Hackathon

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

This March we invite you to showcase your creative and technical skills to build and publish extensions related to payments and billing.

What's New In Directus Version 10.5

2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Join Alex as he gives you a whirlwind tour of notable new features in Directus 10.5 - including huge updates to our API reference.

Publishing Blog Posts from Google Docs

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Master AI-assisted blog post creation with the Directus MCP Server. Learn how to streamline your content creation process, from initial concept to published post, using AI collaboration to maintain quality while saving time.

Tom Morano, Technical Lead at SMX Consulting

2024-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Tom shares his unexpected ascent into leadership and his unique perspective on guiding teams. This episode offers valuable lessons on leadership and personal growth.

Directus MCP For Developers

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Discover powerful developer workflows using the native Directus MCP Server with Claude Code. This episode demonstrates practical use cases including rapid data modeling, automated flow creation, sample data generation, and script writing to accelerate your development process.

The Reception

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Kevin discuss the early feedback and reception to Directus TV and it's shows.

Get Started with Directus and Next.js

2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

In this video, you'll learn how to use the Directus SDK with Next.js

Building in 10 Minutes or Less: TikTok Clone

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant and Ben try to build the project of Ben's dreams using the MCP, in 10 minutes or less!

What's In Your Dock, Kevin?

2024-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin runs Developer Relations at Directus, and runs Directus TV, and here's the software, hardware, and analog tools he uses in his day-to-day.

DIYing My Wedding The Hacker's Way

2024-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Hold on to your bowties and bouquets as we dive head-first into the world of wedding planning. Except this isn't any wedding - it's a wedding between two nerds who know how to code. We'll discuss the hacky projects built to help us organize and deliver a magical day - from custom a custom invite RSVP system, email and text alerts, security-list generator, and some of the weirder ideas we ran out of time to build.

AI Image Moderation

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Analyze images for drugs, suggestive or explicit material with this custom operation, powered by Clarifai.

What are cookies?

2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

No, not those kind of cookies! In this comfortable sit on a bench at the end of Authentication Avenue, Kevin answers "What are cookies?" and shows you how to get them.

Sort Fields

2024-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to add sort fields inside of new and existing relationships inside of Directus.

WTF is MACH?

2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

The term Jamstack has been floating around for the past few years, but a new term is starting to make the rounds. Join Matt as he explores MACH, and how it compares to Jamstack.

Inline Data Editor

2024-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on March 21 2024, Rijk, Jonathan, and Daniel discuss inline editing.

December 2024

2024-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes a year in review recap, a community showcase from Petros showing a universal translator extension, an episode of a new show on Directus TV called Bobby Tail's Little Library and more...

Pair Programming

2024-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Time to quack open the world of pair programming.

Preset Transformations

2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Join Carmen as we assign our transformations to presets that we can apply to multiple images.

Mission: Product Information Management

2024-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bryant as he tackles creation of a product information management system to manage and distribute product data to e-commerce channels. He has one hour to build the data model, add some data, and create an integration to automatically push products to Shopify.

Languages | Translations | Roles

2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about multi-language support, locale-based permissions, and the editing workflow with languages.

Web to Backend

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

The web is full of data. We'll show you how to extract it for AI, automation, or whatever you're building.

The State of Data Survey 2024

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

780 engineers told us how they use data in their projects. Here are 6 things that we learned.

What's New In Directus Version 10.6

2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Join Kevin as he shows you what's new in Directus 10.6 - take note because there's a breaking change in here!

Building a Card Game Discord Bot With Directus

2024-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

In this talk, we will discuss the development of WishBot: a trading card game based entirely in discord. we will talk about some of the intricacies of building bots at scale, and how Directus can be used to manage users, collections, and trading.

Plans for Extensions and Marketplace

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

Learn about the main core themes for our new team focused on extensions and the Directus Marketplace.

Track Changes | Grammar Checks | Version History

2022-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about tracking changes, expiration dates, and checking content for correctness.

Public Forms

2024-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on April 4 2024, Rijk, Jonathan, and Daniel discuss sharable forms for adding content to collections.

Mission: AI App Generator

2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

What if you could build an app that builds itself? That's the question Bryant seeks to answer in one hour on this AI themed episode. Follow along as he builds a custom Directus extension that connects with the OpenAI GPT-4 API and updates the projects underlying data model based on a simple prompt.

Mission: Freelancer Marketplace

2024-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Today, we learn a new acronym "JFI" = Just Fiverr It. Join Bryant as he tries to build a clone of the popular online marketplace for freelancers in just 60 minutes.

Show Build Status with Netlify

2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Increase visibility of build status by showing them in Directus.

Dana Lawson, CTO at Netlify

2024-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Dana Lawson, CTO of Netlify, discusses her unconventional path to tech leadership. She shares insights on effective communication, embracing AI, fostering psychological safety, and balancing technical and soft skills.

Building in 10 Minutes or Less: Menu App

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant and Rijk try to build the project of Rijk's dreams using the MCP, in 10 minutes or less!

Bobby Tail and the Winter Reading Rush

2024-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Bobby Tail learns about Directus insights, dashboards, panels and charts. Read by Mike Elsmore.

Organizing Assets

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Transform your asset management with AI-powered organization. Learn how to use the Directus MCP Server to automatically analyze, categorize, and optimize your media library for better discoverability and workflow efficiency.

Dynamic Variables

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Learn to use dynamic variables like $CURRENT_USER, $CURRENT_ROLE, and $NOW to create personalized views and time-based queries both in the app interface and API calls.

Computer Deli

2024-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Computers are the gateway to anything you want. Well almost...

Directus MCP for Marketers

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Explore powerful content workflows for marketers using the native Directus MCP Server with ChatGPT and Claude. This episode demonstrates real-world marketing use cases including importing formatted content from Google Docs, creating landing pages with AI, automating translations, and generating images.

Personalization at Scale

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to use enrichment data to build hyper-personalized landing pages at scale. Featuring Clay.

Directus Insights

2024-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Explore the powerful features of Directus Insights for building interactive dashboards with customizable panels, charts, and global variables to visualize and analyze your data.

Mission: Internal Knowledgebase

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant builds a Guru-inspired knowledge base with bite-sized information cards accessible through a Chrome extension. Watch as he creates a Directus backend with verification flows, then builds a browser extension interface that makes company knowledge searchable and editable on the fly—despite a tricky bug that nearly derails the entire project.

January 2025

2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes a documentation update, a community showcase from Shruti showing a real estate app, a salty santa recap from Bryant and an episode of a new show on Directus TV called Authentication Avenue.

The Kit

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, Bryant shows you around the template for creating your own streaming service with Directus, based on Directus TV.

AI Speech Generation

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Generate realistic speech clips from text with this custom operation, powered by Genny from LOVO.

Monthly Database Bill

2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

When monthly infrastructure bills are too high, a new hero emerges - The Creative Cost Cutter.

Chick-fil-A (Eat Mor Chikin)

2024-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Theming can seem hard on the surface. If you get stuck waffling back and forth on color palettes and font choices, then you need to be chikin out this episode. It's our pleasure to present the "Chick-fil-A theme". Join host Bry Ross as he paints a happy little theme for the king of the chicken sandwich.

Validate Phone Numbers with Twilio

2024-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Use Twilio's Lookup API to automatically verify numbers submitted by new users.

Building Landing Pages with AI

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Create compelling landing pages with AI assistance using the Directus MCP Server. Learn how to build high-converting pages by leveraging AI for content creation, structure, and optimization while maintaining design consistency.

Mission: Website Personalization Engine

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant builds a content personalization system that shows different variations of web content based on visitor segments. Watch as he uses Directus to create a flexible backend for managing segment-specific content variations, then implements client-side detection to serve the right content to the right visitors.

Mission: Community Platform

2024-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Every thriving community needs a home. Dive right in alongside Bryant and he builds a community platform inspired by Circle. He races against the clock to build an engaging and interactive community space in just one hour.

Mission: Databox Clone

2024-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

It’s time to act on your data. So join Bryant as he sprints to build a KPI dashboard to better understand your data. He dives into metrics vs events and pulling in data from third party systems.

February 2025

2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month's show includes a documentation update, Labs extension showcase, a template preview from Lindsey Zylstra and an episode of a new show on Directus TV called Translation Station.

What's New In Directus Version 10.7

2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin runs through all of the changes in Directus 107 - including content versioning, a new theming engine, improvements to Directus Insights, and more.

Git Conflicts

2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

For the times when your Git repo is messier than the plot line of a Bill & Ted movie.

This Summer on Directus TV

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

New shows and renewals for Directus TV - our streaming platform which brings together education, entertainment, and stories from across the Directus ecosystem.

Theming

2024-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Explore Directus' advanced custom theming options, including light and dark themes, CSS customization, and public page styling, to create a personalized look for your company or client's project⁠.

What's New In Directus Cloud

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Today, we’re proud to be expanding the Directus Cloud offering with key features requested by our customers.

Community MCP Build: Note-Taking App

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Joshua Bemendorfer talks through his project: building a note-taking app.

Central Perk (Coffee is Better with Friends)

2024-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

Step into Bry's studio for a splash of '90s nostalgia as he brews a Central Perk theme, rich with the essence of our favorite TV coffee shop.

Version Control

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Learn how to make stress-free edits to published content without affecting the live version. Bryant walks you through how to enable content versioning in Directus and how to create and manage different versions of content.

No Place Like Home

2024-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home.

Introducing: Builders

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

A new program for the community helping to push Directus forward.

AI Speech Transcription

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Generate transcripts from audio files with this custom operation, powered by Deepgram.

Email Translations

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on May 9 2024, Daniel, Jonathan, and Kevin discuss making email templates translatable

GraphQL Nested Queries | MACH Compliance | APIs

2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about fetching data, MACH, and the APIs offered by Directus.

Complex Queries via API

2024-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Dive into the world of Directus REST API querying in this informative episode. Learn how to perform complex queries, filter results, and work with relational data using the Directus SDK.

MIssion: Intercom Messenger Clone

2024-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

It's a race to a real-time chat widget in this episode. Bryant tries to build his own version of the Intercom Messenger - a business messaging widget that includes live chat, helpful articles, and other rich content.

Create Issues from Directus with GitHub

2024-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Build a Flow to create GitHub issues from issues within Directus collections.

AI Text Extraction

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Extract text from image files within Directus Files with this custom operation, using Clarifai.

Roles and Permissions | CRON | Insights Panel | Bulk Edits

2022-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

In this episode, John and Pedro answer questions about CRON jobs, Directus Insights, and bulk editing.

What's Next for Directus

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

A deep-dive look at what's shipping, what's coming, and where the product is heading.

March 2025

2025-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month includes new extensions such as an SEO plugin and field comments module, a new episode of Unchartered Territory and What's in your Dock from Bryant.

How We Used MCP for this Series

2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

See the Directus MCP Server in action as we document the actual workflow used to create this entire series. Watch real-time AI collaboration transform a simple list of videos into a complete, structured content series with full metadata, relationships, and automation.

Strictness of API errors

2024-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on May 23 2024, Daniel, Jonathan, and Rick discuss making the strictness of API errors

Directus+ Team Plans, Starter Kits, and Full Launch

2024-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

Get access to powerful starter kits and advanced workshops with Directus+, our premium subscription for developers. Promotional pricing ends soon.

Directus Realtime

2024-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Discover how Directus Realtime keeps your application data up-to-date instantly, enabling realtime features like multi-user chat, live updates, and time-sensitive data transfers through WebSocket connections and flexible subscription options⁠.

Mission: Company Intranet

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant takes on the challenge of building a company intranet portal for fictional company "Initech" (complete with Office Space branding). Watch as he implements Google single sign-on, creates team structures with reporting hierarchies, sets up permission-based content access, and designs an announcement system. Follow along as he transforms Directus into a fully-functional corporate portal where employees see only what they're supposed to—TPS reports and all.

Amazon (From A to Zest)

2024-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

Join your favorite theme master, Bry Ross, as he takes on a dynamic Amazon theme. Grab your brushes (and your duster) and let's paint a bold theme that perfectly captures the spirit of a thriving marketplace.

What's New In Directus Version 10.8

2023-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 10.8 has huge new updates for our theming engine, including a new extension type and awesome tools to build themes visually.

New Directus Partner Program

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Today we are launching the new Directus Partner Program, specifically tailored for agencies.

Community MCP Build: Content Handling

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Wayne Eldridge talks through using the MCP for content handling.

Functino

2024-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

An amusing tale of a typo turned international affair.

AI

2024-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

The story of AI more interested in Beethoven than binary.

Mission: Netflix Clone

2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

It's Bryant vs the streaming giant – Netflix – in this exciting episode. He has just one hour to build an app that replicates the core functionalities of the video streaming service.

Mission: Food Delivery App

2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Food delivery apps exploded during the pandemic. But what does it take to actually build one? Follow along with Bryant as he has 60 minutes on the clock to build a backend, create a menu, and place an order in his Doordash clone.

Bloopers From The Field

2023-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

What's a season without a load of bloopers? Have fun!

ROI

2024-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

On today's episode of the "Dude, Where's My Project?", we search for the ever-elusive return on investment.

WYSIWYG Linking Existing Files

2024-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

Rijk, Jonathan and special guest Hannes discuss WYSIWYG Linking Existing Files.

Mission: Social Media Platform

2024-06-28T00:00:00.000Z

It’s social time. Join Bryant as he races to build a social media platform with registration, content feed and the ability to dish out likes and follows in just 60 minutes.

Ex Variables

2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Code so dramatic it deserves it's own reality tv series.

April 2025

2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights. This month includes new extensions such as an Algolia Operation, a GitHub Operation and an Elasticsearch Operation, a look into the new Visual Editor beta module and an episode of the Joy of Theming with Bry Ross.

What's New In Directus Version 10.9

2024-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 10.9 has new focal point support, a new hash display, a huge bug fix for extension builders, and a few breaking changes - so do tune in.

MCP Hackathon: Challenges, Prizes, and How to Enter

2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant talks through the MCP Hackathon, giving details on the challenges, prizes and entry information.

AI Text Intelligence

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Analyze text intents, sentiment, topics, and generate a summary within with this custom operation, powered by Deepgram.

Walmart (Blueprint for Savings)

2024-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bry as he brings the essence of better living to life with a happy little Walmart theme. Grab your theming brushes and following to turn savings into art.

Level Up With Directus+

2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Announcing our subscription service crafted to enhance your Directus experience to the maximum.

Extensions

2024-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Discover the power of Directus extensions in this overview, exploring how they can enhance your project's functionality and integrate with external services⁠.

Mission: AI Personalized Landing Page

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Watch Bryant create a system that generates custom landing pages for target companies by scraping their websites and using AI to craft personalized sales pitches. With a mix of Directus hooks, FireCrawl for content scraping, and the Anthropic API for copywriting, he builds a complete workflow that transforms company data into engaging sales pages for his fictional developer seat cushion business.

AI Text Translator

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Translate text into over 30 languages with this custom oepration, powered by DeepL.

Mission: AI Copilot

2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Bryant takes on his most ambitious challenge yet: building an AI Copilot that integrates directly with Directus data. Watch as he races against the clock to create a custom chat interface that can query your database, implement tool calling functionality, and (attempt to) persist conversations. Things get meta when Bryant uses AI to help build his AI assistant—with some hilariously chaotic results along the way.

Mission: Airbnb

2024-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Can Bryant follow AirBnb's trajectory from scrappy startup to short term rental royalty – and build an AirBnb clone in one hour or less? Follow along as he attempts to builds a complete backend and frontend to manage rental listings, bookings, hosts, and more.

Meaning of Life

2024-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Life's deepest truths are often found in the strangest places.

Mission: Form Builder

2024-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

Join Bryant for his final 60 minute rush of the season as he attempts to plan and build a form builder.

Import & Export option for Flows

2024-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on August 15 2024, Daniel, Jonathan, and Rick discuss import and export options for flows

Tesla (Simply Electric)

2024-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

Charge up your canvas and join Bry as teaches you how you paint an electrifying Directus theme for car maker Tesla.

May 2025

2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights.

What's New in Directus Version 10.10

2024-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 10.10 introduces the Directus Marketplace Beta - a new way to discover and install extensions in your projects, Content Versioning enhancements for use with Live Preview, and a number of small breaking changes to be aware of.

404

2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Today we're searching the ever-elusive file that's not found.

Apple (Think Different)

2024-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

Designed by Bry Ross in California. Time to join your favorite theme guru for an exercise in simplistic theming as he delivers a captivating Apple theme.

AI Writer

2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Generate text based on a prompt with this custom operation, powered by OpenAI.

Mission: Slack (Live Episode)

2024-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

In this special edition live episode, Bryant is joined by Kevin, Alex, and Matt to build a clone on Slack in just one hour with Directus Realtime and Nuxt. Join the absolute chaos as friends and colleagues try to "help" against the clock.

Silver Lining

2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

All the clouds that glitter are not gold.

Control

2024-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

They say you should be careful what you wish for.

Additional Form/Field Layout Options

2024-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on August 29th 2024, Daniel, Jonathan, and Rijk discuss Additional Form/Field Layout Options.

June 2025

2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights.

What's New in Directus Version 10.11

2024-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 10.11 introduces public registration and a set of other enhancements, optimizations, and bug fixes.

Essence of Coding

2024-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

What is development if not an expression of our own inner, true-self?

What's New in Directus Version 10.12

2024-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Directus 10.12 enhances public user registration with a set of new features to control your project.

Nike (Just Do It)

2024-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

It might seem hard to get started theming, but it's important to just do it. Join the GOAT of theming Bry Ross and he kicks out a fresh theme that captures the essence of footwear and apparel legends – Nike.

Codebase Cleanup

2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Enter the chaotic world of coding etiquette.

Optionally Delete Unused Files

2024-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on September 12th 2024, Nils, Jonathan, and Rijk discuss Optionally Delete Unused Files.

July 2025

2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights.

What's New in Directus Version 10.13

2024-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Directus Version 10.13 introduces resumable uploads, some fixes around shares, and some small quality of life improvements for the Data Studio.

Thor

2024-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Could Keyboard Warrior be the next Marvel super-hero? Stay tuned.

September 2025

2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Join us for The Changelog, taking you through the month’s Directus updates including product updates, new content and community contribution highlights.

Maintenance

2024-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Fun fact: If you whisper the word "maintenance" 5 times, somewhere in the world a developer breaks out into a cold sweat.

Field Locking and Notifications

2024-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

In this recording of our live event on September 12th 2024, Nils, Jonathan, and Hannes discuss Field locking and notifications.

Rome

2024-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

All time comparisons lead to Rome.

Crash

2024-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Discover the secret lives of computers and their quest for rebellion.

Jimicolon

2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Finally somebody explains the proper usage of the jimicolon.

No Code

2024-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

The real mark of an elite developer is not in the lines of code they write, but the lines of code they don't write.

Greg

2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Sometimes we find companionship in the least expected places.