Docker Compose for Directus + PostgreSQL

Directus headless CMS with PostgreSQL. Open Data Platform for managing content.

directus cms postgres headless api
compose.yaml
services:
  directus:
    image: directus/directus:latest
    ports:
      - target: 8055
        mode: ingress
    environment:
      - DB_CLIENT=pg
      - DB_HOST=db
      - DB_PORT=5432
      - DB_DATABASE=directus
      - DB_USER=postgres
      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
      - KEY=${KEY}
      - SECRET=${SECRET}
      - ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com
      - ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD
        - curl
        - -f
        - http://localhost:8055/server/health
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
    depends_on:
      - db
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          cpus: "0.5"
          memory: 256M
    restart: unless-stopped
  db:
    image: postgres:16
    ports:
      - target: 5432
        mode: host
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_DB=directus
      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
    healthcheck:
      test:
        - CMD-SHELL
        - pg_isready -U postgres
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    deploy:
      resources:
        reservations:
          cpus: "0.5"
          memory: 256M
    restart: unless-stopped
    x-defang-postgres: true

Services

  • directus directus/directus:latest
  • db postgres:16

Deploy

$ npx defang@latest compose up

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