Install Backend

Second part

Pixy 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 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 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:

Before start, you need have installed PostgreSQL server, please see here detailed step-by-step guide.
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.
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 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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