# \#general **URL:** https://community.directus.com/tag/general/41.md [Latest](https://community.directus.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.directus.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.directus.com/tags.md) --- ## [Can't log into my Directus instance. Getting HTTP ERROR 503 grey screen of death](https://community.directus.com/t/cant-log-into-my-directus-instance-getting-http-error-503-grey-screen-of-death/2531)
**Author:** [@AdamHenshall](https://community.directus.com/u/AdamHenshall)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/cant-log-into-my-directus-instance-getting-http-error-503-grey-screen-of-death/2531 "2026-09-14T14:04:16Z")
Exactly what it says on the tin. Huge chunks of our website are down as a result. How do I get support for this? --- ## [The human side of developer experience in open source](https://community.directus.com/t/the-human-side-of-developer-experience-in-open-source/2523)
**Author:** [@nicolasmatton](https://community.directus.com/u/nicolasmatton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/the-human-side-of-developer-experience-in-open-source/2523 "2026-09-10T07:55:56Z")
Hey Directus community! I’m Nicolas, a PhD candidate at the University of Namur, working on the human side of developer experience. My research explores how Big Five personality traits affect the way people experience c… --- ## [Question regarding the new Enterprise-only "Analytics Opt-out" feature](https://community.directus.com/t/question-regarding-the-new-enterprise-only-analytics-opt-out-feature/2290)
**Author:** [@alphanull](https://community.directus.com/u/alphanull)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/question-regarding-the-new-enterprise-only-analytics-opt-out-feature/2290 "2026-07-20T15:32:39Z")
While reviewing the new pricing model, I noticed that “Analytics Opt-out” is listed as an Enterprise feature. I also found the TELEMETRY configuration option in the Directus documentation, which states that anonymized t… --- ## [New Contributor](https://community.directus.com/t/new-contributor/2365)
**Author:** [@aayan](https://community.directus.com/u/aayan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/new-contributor/2365 "2026-06-30T12:36:32Z")
Hello, I am Aayan. How are you all? I am new to this community! Would love to contribute to this project. --- ## [I tried to add/refine translations for Spanish and project is suspended](https://community.directus.com/t/i-tried-to-add-refine-translations-for-spanish-and-project-is-suspended/2199)
**Author:** [@capalacios](https://community.directus.com/u/capalacios)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/i-tried-to-add-refine-translations-for-spanish-and-project-is-suspended/2199 "2026-05-01T20:47:45Z")
I am trying to refine and complete the Directus translations for Spanish, I made a Crowdin account and tried to add my translations, but it seems like the project is suspended, Is there another way to contribute? I reall… --- ## [How do I Set Up Directus as a Contributor?](https://community.directus.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-directus-as-a-contributor/2165)
**Author:** [@VatsalSJ2004](https://community.directus.com/u/VatsalSJ2004)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-directus-as-a-contributor/2165 "2026-04-20T12:48:09Z")
Hey OG Guys, I am Vatsal and would love to contribute to Directus. I know, I might not be of much help to The Directus, but still would love to maybe add a simple decor to Directus with my Backend Skills in NodeJs(Ts)!! I… --- ## [Correct way to run Directus locally for development on Windows](https://community.directus.com/t/correct-way-to-run-directus-locally-for-development-on-windows/1999)
**Author:** [@shashanth](https://community.directus.com/u/shashanth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/correct-way-to-run-directus-locally-for-development-on-windows/1999 "2026-02-26T12:02:42Z")
Hi, I’m trying to contribute to issue #26723. I cloned the repo on Windows and ran pnpm install and pnpm run build, but I’m not sure what is the correct way to run Directus locally for development. Could someone guide … --- ## [How to display multiline text in kanban layout?](https://community.directus.com/t/how-to-display-multiline-text-in-kanban-layout/1899)
**Author:** [@Nire](https://community.directus.com/u/Nire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/how-to-display-multiline-text-in-kanban-layout/1899 "2026-02-11T20:59:54Z")
How to reproduce multiline text in kanban layout shown on this image? (taken from official directus docs). I tried fiddling with settings, tried different fields but no luck, directus keeps displaying one line of text. … --- ## [Anyone else getting errors after upgrading to 11.15.0?](https://community.directus.com/t/anyone-else-getting-errors-after-upgrading-to-11-15-0/1911)
**Author:** [@Burvs](https://community.directus.com/u/Burvs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/anyone-else-getting-errors-after-upgrading-to-11-15-0/1911 "2026-02-11T10:48:34Z")
Just tried upgrading and I’m getting some very weird errors with some collection views now just showing a list of blank items, and some O2M fields on items showing “Unexpected error”. --- ## [I want to work with Directus](https://community.directus.com/t/i-want-to-work-with-directus/1816)
**Author:** [@devarsh10](https://community.directus.com/u/devarsh10)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/i-want-to-work-with-directus/1816 "2026-01-19T10:01:05Z")
Hello Directus, I am Devarsh from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and I just came across this job opportunity in APAC. Software Engineer (Ecosystem) I have applied for this role just now. So, can I get interviewed for this… --- ## [Best practices for hardening directus headers](https://community.directus.com/t/best-practices-for-hardening-directus-headers/1789)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Rogers](https://community.directus.com/u/Mr_Rogers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/best-practices-for-hardening-directus-headers/1789 "2026-01-07T21:25:00Z")
Hey everyone, I’m tightening up the security posture of my Directus setup and noticed that Directus includes several default response headers, such as: X-Powered-By: Directus Other framework‑identifying headers add… --- ## [Directus vibe coding](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-vibe-coding/1728)
**Author:** [@xamolib971](https://community.directus.com/u/xamolib971)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-vibe-coding/1728 "2025-12-22T20:45:51Z")
I’m creating an app with directus as a backend. And AI told to create database schema in directus using raw sql query. How to do run this raw sql? Is directus not vibecodong friendly? We need to manually create the datab… --- ## [Directus doesn't make sense](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-doesnt-make-sense/1727)
**Author:** [@xamolib971](https://community.directus.com/u/xamolib971)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/directus-doesnt-make-sense/1727 "2025-12-21T18:28:33Z")
Please point me to the right direction. I’m comparing multiple headless cms to simplify my tech stacks. And directus caught my attention with its features. But after reading it’s official docs. It start doesn’t make any … --- ## [New user of the Month!](https://community.directus.com/t/new-user-of-the-month/1598)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Rogers](https://community.directus.com/u/Mr_Rogers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/new-user-of-the-month/1598 "2025-12-01T17:12:39Z")
This is cool, thank you, I haven’t been commenting much, I’ve been knee deep in Directus making schemas and connecting them to my website I’m creating. Really enjoying everything Directus has to offer. --- ## [Just Getting Started, Already Amazed by Directus](https://community.directus.com/t/just-getting-started-already-amazed-by-directus/1546)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Rogers](https://community.directus.com/u/Mr_Rogers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/just-getting-started-already-amazed-by-directus/1546 "2025-11-26T03:08:01Z")
I’ve only just started using Directus, and I’m genuinely blown away by what it enables. I’m building a Notion-style app with support for self-hosted video content, essentially combining a personal knowledge base with a Y… --- ## [Activity Pop-up styling is white on white](https://community.directus.com/t/activity-pop-up-styling-is-white-on-white/1371)
**Author:** [@kmckinley](https://community.directus.com/u/kmckinley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/activity-pop-up-styling-is-white-on-white/1371 "2025-10-22T15:11:19Z")
For some reason the activity pop-up is white on white. See screenshot below. Anyone know how to fix this? --- ## [About the General category](https://community.directus.com/t/about-the-general-category/1284)
**Author:** [@Beth](https://community.directus.com/u/Beth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/about-the-general-category/1284 "2025-10-07T08:45:39Z")
A new category, as suggested by Abdallah :flexed\_biceps:, for general posts to discuss things that fall outside of the other categories, such as this platform (!) or anything community, resources or Directus related.