Discover Flexible and Affordable Back End Solutions with Directus

Discover Flexible and Affordable Back End Solutions with DirectusDiscover Flexible and Affordable Back End Solutions with Directus

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Wade Thomas

• 14h

Need a back end that's flexible, affordable and easy to use, try Directus. It's free, it can be self-hosted and supports many different types of data structures and projects. Directus is stable, can use any SQL DB, my favorite being PostgreSQL.

Supported by a great team of developers, means its current and is always being improved.

Are you a startup? It offers a simplicity that will get you started. Ready to grow and need more from your back end, like authentication, automation, a dashboard, roles and permissions? No worries, Directus got you covered.

Need a solution for your next project? Ask me how?

PostgreSQL Redis Docker Compose

Muhammad Yahaya

• 14h

This sounds interesting, might have to check it out. How does it compare when scaling bigger projects?

waleed ashraf Usmani

• 1d

Analyzed existing SaaS system architecture to identify scalability risks, performance bottlenecks, and inefficient workflows.

Evaluated backend systems, APIs, and database design to improve system reliability and long-term scalability.

Provided structured recommendations for optimizing architecture, improving performance, and preparing systems for growth.

Backend Development Cloud Infrastructure Software Architecture AWS Node.js PostgreSQL

Lu Wang

pro

• 1d

From AI Prototype to Production-Ready MVP: 7 Steps to a Real API-First Architecture Most AI-built apps aren’t products. They’re frontends pretending to be systems. Here’s how to turn an AI prototype into a real API-first architecture.

1️⃣ The frontend is not the product. 2️⃣ Contracts before code. 3️⃣ Business logic lives in services, not components. 4️⃣ The backend decides outcomes. 5️⃣ Errors are part of the system, not an afterthought. 6️⃣ Make the UI disposable. 7️⃣ Design for scale before you need it.

This is how to turn AI demos into products that survive real users. If you’re building with AI and want something production-ready, not just impressive in a demo, that’s the work we do.