How to build Directus from source code? | Directus | Page 1

median reef Nov 11, 2022, 9:26 AM

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Hello, friends. I'd like to learn how Directus works under the hood (I'm mostly interested in vue-frontend), but all my attempts to build and start it have failed.

Could you give me any working build-instruction of how to run it after git clone? I continue to struggle with it, any hints will be extremely helpful!

kindred olive Nov 11, 2022, 9:27 AM

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https://docs.directus.io/contributing/running-locally.html

Running Locally | Directus Docs

This guide explains how to install the Development version of Directus locally so that you can work on the platform's source code.

median reef Nov 11, 2022, 10:01 AM

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Can a virtual machine cause this problem? I'm simply following the build instructions and inevitably get the error.

kindred olive Nov 11, 2022, 10:02 AM

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Looks like you're hitting nodejs max memory https://support.circleci.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009208393-How-Can-I-Increase-the-Max-Memory-for-Node-

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How Can I Increase the Max Memory for Node?

Default Memory Size
Node has a default max memory usage of less than 2GB on some 64bit systems (depending on the Node runtime version). This can cause unexpected memory issues when running on Circl...

#How to build Directus from source code?