# Install Backend Pixy Backend is build using Directus - is a open source real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. #### Directus & Demo Data installation using Docker * 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](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/get-docker/). * Open a new Terminal window and go to your Pixy Directus directory `command cd your_works_dir_path/pixy/directus` * Run directus container using command `docker compose up` * Pixy App Dashboard should now be available at [http://localhost:8055](http://localhost:8055/) or [http://127.0.0.1:8055](http://127.0.0.1:8055/). * Default Administrator login: ****, password: **d1r3ctu5** #### Directus & Demo Data installation using CLI If for some reason you can't install/use Docker. You can install Directus using npx: * Before start, you need have installed PostgreSQL server, please see here detailed [step-by-step guide](https://www.prisma.io/dataguide/postgresql/setting-up-a-local-postgresql-database). * 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 "PostgreSQL", * Next confirm database name, user and password to your PostgreSQL server. Press "Enter" * Create your first admin user (email, password) * Launch Directus by running `npx directus start`. * Access your Pixy App Dashboard at [http://localhost:8055](http://localhost:8055/). * Now need copy/paste folders "*/pixy/directus/extensions/",* "*/pixy/directus/data/",* "*/pixy/directus/template/" and "/pixy/directus/uploads/"* from your project directory * Using pgAdmin 4 or psql command line tool restore database from "*/pixy/directus/dump.sql"* for get all demo data * 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. * Pixy App Dashboard should now be available at [http://localhost:8055](http://localhost:8055/) or [http://127.0.0.1:8055](http://127.0.0.1:8055/). * Default Administrator login: ****, password: **d1r3ctu5** Check additional CLI commands on [official website](https://docs.directus.io/self-hosted/cli.html)