# Directus

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Directus CMS

An [open-source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source) tool that puts an admin app and an [API](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/api) on top of a [SQL](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/database) database, so non-[developers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) can manage the content.

**For example:** A startup gives its content team Directus so they can edit product data without touching the [database](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/database) directly.

Official site: <https://directus.com>

## Connects to (5)

- [Database](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/database): Organized storage for your app's information, such as users, orders and messages, so it can be saved and looked up later.
- [API](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/api): Application programming interface.
- [Open source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source): Software whose code is published for anyone to read, use and build on, under a license that sets the rules for doing so.
- [Back end](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/back-end): The part of an app that runs out of sight on a server.
- [Content management system](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/content-management-system): Software that lets people create and edit a website's content, such as pages, posts and images, without writing code.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/directus