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directus/directus

The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.

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How fast directus/directus is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

Activity and trending

Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Sep 16 – Nov 15, 2026

Stars +1,040 in 61 days

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Forks +137 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 139 in 61 days

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Wed, Sep 16, 2026+9+45Not trending
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Fri, Sep 18, 2026+0+22Not trending
Sat, Sep 19, 2026+12+50Not trending
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Tue, Sep 22, 2026+10+28Not trending
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Thu, Sep 24, 2026+6+31Not trending
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Thu, Oct 1, 2026+8+35Not trending
Fri, Oct 2, 2026+0+28Not trending
Sat, Oct 3, 2026+9+00Not trending
Sun, Oct 4, 2026+9+20Not trending
Mon, Oct 5, 2026+2+31Not trending
Tue, Oct 6, 2026+70+39Not trending
Wed, Oct 7, 2026+135+35#18
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Tue, Oct 20, 2026+25+15Not trending
Wed, Oct 21, 2026+9+47Not trending
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Sat, Oct 24, 2026+6+10Not trending
Sun, Oct 25, 2026+1+10Not trending
Mon, Oct 26, 2026+9+35Not trending
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    • GitHub trending history

    Where the repository ranked on GitHub Trending, one dot for each day it was on a list

    Jun 6, 2024 – Oct 25, 2025Best #6

    #1#5#10#15#20#25
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    Where people are talking about directus/directus, and every badge it has earned
    1. Oct 191 post

      • 数据库已经有了，还要从零写管理后台？🗃️ Directus 给 SQL 数据提供 API 和可视化管理界面。 做内容管理更方便。⚙️ #Backend #SQL #浇朋友 #蓝朋友 #互关 #fo

        Read full on X, posted by @T1doo_AI

        @T1doo_AI · x.com

    2. 9 days earlier
    3. Oct 101 post

      • 已有数据库想配个后台管理界面，写代码要好几天。 Directus 直接连上现有数据库，自动生成管理界面和 API，不用改表结构写后端。

        Read full on X, posted by @laogeai

        @laogeai · x.com

    4. 1 month earlier
    5. Sep 81 post

      • TỰ ĐỘNG BIẾN BẤT KỲ DATABASE SQL NÀO THÀNH BỘ REST/GRAPHQL API ĐẦY ĐỦ PHÂN QUYỀN VÀ ADMIN DASHBOARD XỊN MỊN VỚI DIRECTUS

        Read full on Reddit

        r/opensourcevietnam

    6. 22 days earlier
    7. Aug 171 post

      • • Automatically generated REST and GraphQL APIs from your database schema • Built-in AI Assistant and native MCP server for governed AI access • Policy-based access control down to the field level…

        Read full on X, posted by @the_osps

        @the_osps · x.com

    8. Aug 141 post

      • BUILDING FULL-STACK APPS WITH COMPLEX CMS BOILERPLATE WASTES VALUABLE WEEKS. 🚨 Relying on rigid administration panels limits flexibility when managing custom database schemas. Directus is a headless…

        Read full on X, posted by @therandomeng_

        @therandomeng_ · x.com

    9. 2 months earlier
    10. Jun 171 post

      • Self-hosted Directus 12 requires a license key to lift caps

        Read full on Hacker News

        Hacker News

    11. 10 days earlier
    12. Jun 71 post

      • Nice ;-)

        Read full on X, posted by @Matheyes

        @Matheyes · x.com

    13. Jun 41 post

      • got my PR merged #27356 fixed a bug in @directus PR -

        Read full on X, posted by @prateet_tiwarii

        @prateet_tiwarii · x.com

    14. May 311 post

      • Some teams do not want a CMS as much as they want a usable control layer over their data Directus is strong in that kind of workflow Core features: 1. Data-first admin layer - sits on top of your…

        Read full on X, posted by @dwsobest

        @dwsobest · x.com

    15. May 271 post

      • Building a startup backend in 2026? You can go from idea → working MVP in a weekend with these open-source repos 👇 1. Supabase 2. Appwrite 3. PocketBase 4. NocoDB 5. Hasura 6. Convex 7. Directus 8.…

        Read full on X, posted by @aigoldrushh

        @aigoldrushh · x.com

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