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Directus Basics Part 2 — Understanding Relationships (M2O, O2M, M2M)
This is part two of our Directus Basics series. In [part one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJGuxqhv2SY&t=11s), we set up a Directus instance and created our first collection. Today we're covering one of the most powerful features Directus offers: **relationships** between collections.
By the end of this article, you'll understand three core relationship types — Many to One (M2O), One to Many (O2M), and Many to Many (M2M). There's a fourth type, Many to Any (M2A), which we'll cover in a future post.
Relationships are always the part that trips people up when they're new to headless CMS work. What was the project that actually pushed you to map out M2O, O2M, and M2M properly instead of winging it?
It's not just one project in particular, but since I started using Directus (https://northernrangedigital.com ), of all the features, relationships, was a bit tricky for me especially when I wanted to share data across multiple collections. I thought to myself, someone who is...
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Relationships are always the part that trips people up when they're new to headless CMS work. What was the project that actually pushed you to map out M2O, O2M, and M2M properly instead of winging it?
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