Install Backend

Second part

Aquarelle Backend is build using Directus - is a open source real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content.

Before start you need have installed Docker.
Open Terminal run command docker -v for check if it already installed. Download and install Docker on you environment you can from official website.
Open a new Terminal window and go to your Aquarelle Directus directory command cd your_works_dir_path/aquarelle/directus
Run directus container using command docker compose up
Aquarelle App Dashboard should now be available at http://localhost:8055 or http://127.0.0.1:8055.
Default Administrator login: admin@example.com, password: d1r3ctu5

If for some reason you can't install/use Docker. You can install Directus using npx:

Create new directory mkdir directus-cli and open it cd directus-cli
Run command npx directus init to start installing latest directus package
Next step press "y" for submit,
Next step select database client "SQLite",
Next confirm database file path, press "Enter"
Create your first admin user (email, password)
Launch Directus by running npx directus start.
Access your Aquarelle App Dashboard at http://localhost:8055.
Now need copy/paste folders /aquarelle/directus/extensions/ and /aquarelle/directus/uploads/ from your project directory and replace /directus-cli/data.db file by /aquarelle/directus/database/data.db
Run npx directus database migrate:latest for update current database to latest installed directus package version
Restart directus-cli, ctrl+c and run npx directus start again.
Aquarelle App Dashboard should now be available at http://localhost:8055 or http://127.0.0.1:8055.
Default Administrator login: admin@example.com, password: d1r3ctu5

Check additional CLI commands on official website

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