Directus Development Workflow

Set up a production-ready Directus project by scaffolding with TypeScript configuration, creating development and production Dockerfiles, defining multi-environment variables, and configuring GitHub Actions pipelines for linting, testing, and automated deployment across staging and production environments.

Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end testing for Directus using Vitest for fast unit tests and Playwright for E2E testing. This ensures consistent quality and catches regressions across your TypeScript codebase before deployment.

Docker containerization standardizes Directus development environments across team members and deployment stages. Define services in docker-compose for development, then use optimized Dockerfiles for staging and production to eliminate environment inconsistencies.

Manage environment variables using .env files and configuration management for each stage. The workflow scaffolds multi-environment structure with separate configurations for development, staging, and production, ensuring secure and consistent deployments.

A Directus scaffold includes strict TypeScript configuration, database migrations managed through Knex, seed files for initial data, and extension directories. This standardized structure ensures type safety and reproducible deployments across environments.

CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions automate linting, testing, and deployment, reducing manual errors and deployment time. They ensure code quality checks run before production release and enable rapid, consistent rollouts across development, staging, and production.