Directus

Features

Headless Content Services - Decouples content creation from frontend delivery via an API-first interface.
API Generators - Automatically creates secure REST and GraphQL APIs from existing SQL database schemas.
Access Control Engines - Enforces granular field-level permissions based on user identity and resource attributes.
Role-Based Access Control Systems - Enforces granular permissions across data collections based on user identity.
Schema Introspection Tools - Automatically generates API layers by inspecting underlying database schemas.
Admin Dashboards - Provides a visual management interface for performing CRUD operations on database records.
API Gateways - Acts as a stateless proxy converting web requests into database transactions.
Database Management - Listed in the “Database Management” section of the Awesome Selfhosted awesome list.
Content Management Systems - Flexible backend for turning databases into headless CMS.
Content Management - Data platform wrapping databases with an intuitive management app.
Developer Tools and Frameworks - Headless CMS and data platform for building custom backends.
Content Management - Data platform that wraps databases with an intuitive interface.
Productivity and Knowledge - Flexible backend for headless CMS and admin panels.
Internal Tool Builders - Enables the creation of custom administrative dashboards for non-technical teams.
Database Abstraction Layers - Maps database tables into a unified, queryable data model for applications.
Query Abstraction Layers - Translates API requests into optimized database-specific queries regardless of the storage engine.
Middleware Pipelines - Allows custom logic injection through asynchronous hooks before and after database operations.
Rapid Prototyping Frameworks - Facilitates rapid setup of database backends with built-in authentication.
Data Orchestration Platforms - Connects disparate data sources into a unified platform for information flow.
Media Management Tools - Provides centralized storage and management for media files with integrated access control.
Webhook Systems - Dispatches payloads to external services based on internal system events.

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