net/DIRECTUS_CONFIGURATION.md

Directus Configuration Settings

Last Updated: December 13, 2025

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✅ Current Configuration

Project Settings

• Project Name: Spark Platform
• Description: AI-Powered Content Generation & Marketing Automation
• Project URL: https://spark.jumpstartscaling.com
• Project Color: #FFD700 (Gold)
• Default Language: en-US
• Project Owner: somescreenname@gmail.com

Visual Editor

• Status: ✅ Enabled
• URLs:
  • https://launch.jumpstartscaling.com

How to Use:

1. In Directus, click "Visual" in the top module bar
2. It will load your live frontend at https://launch.jumpstartscaling.com
3. You can click on content to edit it inline
4. Changes save directly to Directus

Module Bar (Enabled Modules)

1. ✅ Content - Browse and manage collections
2. ✅ Visual - Inline visual editor
3. ✅ Users - User management
4. ✅ Files - File library
5. ✅ Insights - Analytics and reporting
6. ✅ Settings - System configuration

Security Settings

• Auth Login Attempts: 25
• Auth Password Policy: None (consider enabling for production)
• User Registration: Disabled
• Registration Email Verification: Enabled (if registration enabled)

API Token

• Token: Jlh3Ljpa3lp73W6Z3cbG_LZ3vjLYlN-H
• Role: Administrator
• Has Full Access: Yes ✅

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🔄 Flows (Automation)

Status: Not configured yet

Recommended Flows to Create:

1. Auto-Generate Article Slugs

   • Trigger: When article is created
   • Action: Generate SEO-friendly slug from title

2. Send Welcome Email

   • Trigger: New lead created
   • Action: Send automated welcome email

3. Archive Old Generated Content

   • Trigger: Scheduled (monthly)
   • Action: Archive articles older than 6 months

4. Notify on Campaign Completion

   • Trigger: Campaign status = "completed"
   • Action: Send notification to admin

How to Create Flows:

1. Go to Settings → Flows
2. Click Create Flow
3. Set trigger (Manual, Event Hook, Schedule, etc.)
4. Add operations (Read Data, Update Data, Send Email, etc.)
5. Test and enable

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📊 Collections Configured

All collections have full Administrator access:

Intelligence Library

• ✅ avatar_intelligence - Persona profiles
• ✅ avatar_variants - Gender/tone variations
• ✅ geo_intelligence - Location targeting
• ✅ spintax_dictionaries - Word variations
• ✅ cartesian_patterns - Content templates

Content Engine

• ✅ campaign_masters - Marketing campaigns
• ✅ content_fragments - Reusable content blocks
• ✅ headline_inventory - Pre-written headlines
• ✅ offer_blocks - CTA templates
• ✅ generation_jobs - Content generation queue

Production

• ✅ generated_articles - Output articles
• ✅ leads - Customer inquiries
• ✅ sites - Multi-tenant sites
• ✅ pages - Static pages
• ✅ posts - Blog posts

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🛠️ Additional Settings to Configure

Recommended Next Steps:

1. Enable Password Policy

   Settings → Security → Auth Password Policy
   Set to: "Strong" or custom regex
   

2. Configure Email (SMTP)

   Settings → Email (environment variables)
   EMAIL_FROM=noreply@jumpstartscaling.com
   EMAIL_TRANSPORT=smtp
   EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=smtp.sendgrid.net
   EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=587
   EMAIL_SMTP_USER=apikey
   EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD=your_sendgrid_key
   

3. Set Up Storage (S3 for production)

   Settings → Files & Storage
   Use AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, or DigitalOcean Spaces
   for production file storage
   

4. Configure Webhooks

   Settings → Webhooks
   - Webhook to notify frontend when content changes
   - Integration with analytics
   - Sync to third-party services
   

5. Set Up Insights

   Settings → Insights
   Create dashboards for:
   - Content performance
   - Lead conversion rates
   - Campaign effectiveness
   

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🔐 Security Checklist

• API token using Administrator role
• User registration disabled
• Strong password policy (recommended for production)
• Two-factor authentication enforced
• IP whitelist configured (optional)
• Rate limiting configured
• HTTPS enabled (✅ already using)
• Regular backups scheduled

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📚 Resources

• Directus Docs: https://docs.directus.io
• Flows Documentation: https://docs.directus.io/app/flows.html
• API Reference: https://docs.directus.io/reference/introduction.html
• Webhooks Guide: https://docs.directus.io/app/webhooks.html

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🎯 Quick Access URLs

• Directus Admin: https://spark.jumpstartscaling.com/admin
• Visual Editor: https://spark.jumpstartscaling.com/admin/visual
• Access Control: https://spark.jumpstartscaling.com/admin/settings/roles
• Flows: https://spark.jumpstartscaling.com/admin/settings/flows
• Settings: https://spark.jumpstartscaling.com/admin/settings/project

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Configuration Status: ✅ Base settings configured and ready to use!