refactor: remove all legacy directus environment variables and standardize on postgres

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ jobs:
       # Secrets mapping (Database & CMS)
       PAYLOAD_SECRET:          ${{ (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'testing' && secrets.TESTING_PAYLOAD_SECRET) || (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'staging' && secrets.STAGING_PAYLOAD_SECRET) || secrets.PAYLOAD_SECRET || secrets.DIRECTUS_SECRET || vars.PAYLOAD_SECRET || 'you-need-to-set-a-payload-secret' }}
       DATABASE_URI:            ${{ (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'testing' && secrets.TESTING_DATABASE_URI) || (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'staging' && secrets.STAGING_DATABASE_URI) || secrets.DATABASE_URI || vars.DATABASE_URI }}
-      DIRECTUS_DB_NAME:        ${{ secrets.DIRECTUS_DB_NAME || vars.DIRECTUS_DB_NAME || 'directus' }}
-      DIRECTUS_DB_USER:        ${{ secrets.DIRECTUS_DB_USER || vars.DIRECTUS_DB_USER || 'directus' }}
-      DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD:    ${{ (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'testing' && secrets.TESTING_DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD) || (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'staging' && secrets.STAGING_DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD) || secrets.DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD || vars.DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD || 'directus' }}
+      POSTGRES_DB:             ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_DB || vars.POSTGRES_DB || 'payload' }}
+      POSTGRES_USER:           ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER || vars.POSTGRES_USER || 'postgres' }}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD:       ${{ (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'testing' && secrets.TESTING_POSTGRES_PASSWORD) || (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'staging' && secrets.STAGING_POSTGRES_PASSWORD) || secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD || vars.POSTGRES_PASSWORD || 'postgres' }}
 
       
       # Secrets mapping (Mail)
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ jobs:
           LOG_LEVEL=$LOG_LEVEL
           
           # Database & Payload
-          DATABASE_URI=\${DATABASE_URI:-postgresql://$DIRECTUS_DB_USER:$DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD@mb-grid-db:5432/$DIRECTUS_DB_NAME}
+          DATABASE_URI=\${DATABASE_URI:-postgresql://$POSTGRES_USER:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@mb-grid-db:5432/$POSTGRES_DB}
           PAYLOAD_SECRET=${PAYLOAD_SECRET:-you-need-to-set-a-payload-secret}
-          DIRECTUS_DB_NAME=$DIRECTUS_DB_NAME
-          DIRECTUS_DB_USER=$DIRECTUS_DB_USER
-          DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD=$DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD
+          POSTGRES_DB=$POSTGRES_DB
+          POSTGRES_USER=$POSTGRES_USER
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD
           
           # Mail
           MAIL_HOST=$MAIL_HOST

Dockerfile

@@ -41,15 +41,8 @@ COPY . .
 # Build application
 RUN pnpm build
 
-# Transpile migrations to JS for production compatibility (ESM requires extensions)
-RUN mkdir -p dist-migrations && \
-    npx tsc migrations/*.ts --outDir dist-migrations --module esnext --target esnext --moduleResolution node --esModuleInterop --skipLibCheck || true && \
-    cp migrations/*.json dist-migrations/ 2>/dev/null || true && \
-    sed -i -E 's/(from|import) "\.\/([^"]*)"/\1 ".\/\2.js"/g' dist-migrations/index.js
-
 # Stage 2: Runner
 FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
-# ... [skipping middle part as I'm replacing lines 45-64 in a single block] ...
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install curl for health checks
@@ -68,7 +61,6 @@ ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 # Copy standalone output and static files
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/dist-migrations ./migrations
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/cache ./.next/cache
 

docker-compose.override.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
       - .:/app
     environment:
       NODE_ENV: development
-      DATABASE_URI: postgresql://directus:directus@mb-grid-db:5432/directus
+      DATABASE_URI: postgresql://postgres:postgres@mb-grid-db:5432/payload
       # Build / dependency installation
       NPM_TOKEN: ${NPM_TOKEN}
       CI: 'true'

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - ${ENV_FILE:-.env}
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_DB: ${DIRECTUS_DB_NAME:-directus}
-      POSTGRES_USER: ${DIRECTUS_DB_USER:-directus}
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD:-directus}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB:-payload}
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-postgres}
     volumes:
       - mb-grid-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 

lib/env.ts

@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ import {
 const envExtension = {
   // Project specific overrides or additions
   AUTH_COOKIE_NAME: z.string().default("mb_gatekeeper_session"),
-
-  INFRA_DIRECTUS_URL: z.string().url().optional(),
-  INFRA_DIRECTUS_TOKEN: z.string().optional(),
 };
 
 /**

src/migrations/20260227_113637_v1_initial.ts

@@ -1,183 +0,0 @@
-import { MigrateUpArgs, MigrateDownArgs, sql } from "@payloadcms/db-postgres";
-
-export async function up({ db, payload, req }: MigrateUpArgs): Promise<void> {
-  await db.execute(sql`
-   CREATE TABLE "users_sessions" (
-  	"_order" integer NOT NULL,
-  	"_parent_id" integer NOT NULL,
-  	"id" varchar PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone,
-  	"expires_at" timestamp(3) with time zone NOT NULL
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "users" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"updated_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"email" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"reset_password_token" varchar,
-  	"reset_password_expiration" timestamp(3) with time zone,
-  	"salt" varchar,
-  	"hash" varchar,
-  	"login_attempts" numeric DEFAULT 0,
-  	"lock_until" timestamp(3) with time zone
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "media" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"alt" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"prefix" varchar DEFAULT 'mb-grid-solutions/media',
-  	"updated_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"url" varchar,
-  	"thumbnail_u_r_l" varchar,
-  	"filename" varchar,
-  	"mime_type" varchar,
-  	"filesize" numeric,
-  	"width" numeric,
-  	"height" numeric,
-  	"focal_x" numeric,
-  	"focal_y" numeric,
-  	"sizes_thumbnail_url" varchar,
-  	"sizes_thumbnail_width" numeric,
-  	"sizes_thumbnail_height" numeric,
-  	"sizes_thumbnail_mime_type" varchar,
-  	"sizes_thumbnail_filesize" numeric,
-  	"sizes_thumbnail_filename" varchar,
-  	"sizes_card_url" varchar,
-  	"sizes_card_width" numeric,
-  	"sizes_card_height" numeric,
-  	"sizes_card_mime_type" varchar,
-  	"sizes_card_filesize" numeric,
-  	"sizes_card_filename" varchar
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "form_submissions" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"name" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"email" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"company" varchar,
-  	"message" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"updated_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "pages" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"title" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"slug" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"content" jsonb NOT NULL,
-  	"updated_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "payload_kv" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"key" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"data" jsonb NOT NULL
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "payload_locked_documents" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"global_slug" varchar,
-  	"updated_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "payload_locked_documents_rels" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"order" integer,
-  	"parent_id" integer NOT NULL,
-  	"path" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"users_id" integer,
-  	"media_id" integer,
-  	"form_submissions_id" integer,
-  	"pages_id" integer
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "payload_preferences" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"key" varchar,
-  	"value" jsonb,
-  	"updated_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "payload_preferences_rels" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"order" integer,
-  	"parent_id" integer NOT NULL,
-  	"path" varchar NOT NULL,
-  	"users_id" integer
-  );
-  
-  CREATE TABLE "payload_migrations" (
-  	"id" serial PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-  	"name" varchar,
-  	"batch" numeric,
-  	"updated_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
-  	"created_at" timestamp(3) with time zone DEFAULT now() NOT NULL
-  );
-  
-  ALTER TABLE "users_sessions" ADD CONSTRAINT "users_sessions_parent_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("_parent_id") REFERENCES "public"."users"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  ALTER TABLE "payload_locked_documents_rels" ADD CONSTRAINT "payload_locked_documents_rels_parent_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("parent_id") REFERENCES "public"."payload_locked_documents"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  ALTER TABLE "payload_locked_documents_rels" ADD CONSTRAINT "payload_locked_documents_rels_users_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("users_id") REFERENCES "public"."users"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  ALTER TABLE "payload_locked_documents_rels" ADD CONSTRAINT "payload_locked_documents_rels_media_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("media_id") REFERENCES "public"."media"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  ALTER TABLE "payload_locked_documents_rels" ADD CONSTRAINT "payload_locked_documents_rels_form_submissions_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("form_submissions_id") REFERENCES "public"."form_submissions"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  ALTER TABLE "payload_locked_documents_rels" ADD CONSTRAINT "payload_locked_documents_rels_pages_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("pages_id") REFERENCES "public"."pages"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  ALTER TABLE "payload_preferences_rels" ADD CONSTRAINT "payload_preferences_rels_parent_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("parent_id") REFERENCES "public"."payload_preferences"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  ALTER TABLE "payload_preferences_rels" ADD CONSTRAINT "payload_preferences_rels_users_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("users_id") REFERENCES "public"."users"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
-  CREATE INDEX "users_sessions_order_idx" ON "users_sessions" USING btree ("_order");
-  CREATE INDEX "users_sessions_parent_id_idx" ON "users_sessions" USING btree ("_parent_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "users_updated_at_idx" ON "users" USING btree ("updated_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "users_created_at_idx" ON "users" USING btree ("created_at");
-  CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "users_email_idx" ON "users" USING btree ("email");
-  CREATE INDEX "media_updated_at_idx" ON "media" USING btree ("updated_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "media_created_at_idx" ON "media" USING btree ("created_at");
-  CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "media_filename_idx" ON "media" USING btree ("filename");
-  CREATE INDEX "media_sizes_thumbnail_sizes_thumbnail_filename_idx" ON "media" USING btree ("sizes_thumbnail_filename");
-  CREATE INDEX "media_sizes_card_sizes_card_filename_idx" ON "media" USING btree ("sizes_card_filename");
-  CREATE INDEX "form_submissions_updated_at_idx" ON "form_submissions" USING btree ("updated_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "form_submissions_created_at_idx" ON "form_submissions" USING btree ("created_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "pages_updated_at_idx" ON "pages" USING btree ("updated_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "pages_created_at_idx" ON "pages" USING btree ("created_at");
-  CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "payload_kv_key_idx" ON "payload_kv" USING btree ("key");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_global_slug_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents" USING btree ("global_slug");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_updated_at_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents" USING btree ("updated_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_created_at_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents" USING btree ("created_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_rels_order_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents_rels" USING btree ("order");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_rels_parent_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents_rels" USING btree ("parent_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_rels_path_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents_rels" USING btree ("path");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_rels_users_id_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents_rels" USING btree ("users_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_rels_media_id_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents_rels" USING btree ("media_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_rels_form_submissions_id_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents_rels" USING btree ("form_submissions_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_locked_documents_rels_pages_id_idx" ON "payload_locked_documents_rels" USING btree ("pages_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_preferences_key_idx" ON "payload_preferences" USING btree ("key");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_preferences_updated_at_idx" ON "payload_preferences" USING btree ("updated_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_preferences_created_at_idx" ON "payload_preferences" USING btree ("created_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_preferences_rels_order_idx" ON "payload_preferences_rels" USING btree ("order");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_preferences_rels_parent_idx" ON "payload_preferences_rels" USING btree ("parent_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_preferences_rels_path_idx" ON "payload_preferences_rels" USING btree ("path");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_preferences_rels_users_id_idx" ON "payload_preferences_rels" USING btree ("users_id");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_migrations_updated_at_idx" ON "payload_migrations" USING btree ("updated_at");
-  CREATE INDEX "payload_migrations_created_at_idx" ON "payload_migrations" USING btree ("created_at");`);
-}
-
-export async function down({
-  db,
-  payload,
-  req,
-}: MigrateDownArgs): Promise<void> {
-  await db.execute(sql`
-   DROP TABLE "users_sessions" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "users" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "media" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "form_submissions" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "pages" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "payload_kv" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "payload_locked_documents" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "payload_locked_documents_rels" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "payload_preferences" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "payload_preferences_rels" CASCADE;
-  DROP TABLE "payload_migrations" CASCADE;`);
-}

src/migrations/index.ts

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import * as migration_20260227_113637_v1_initial from "./20260227_113637_v1_initial";
-
-export const migrations = [
-  {
-    up: migration_20260227_113637_v1_initial.up,
-    down: migration_20260227_113637_v1_initial.down,
-    name: "20260227_113637_v1_initial",
-  },
-];

src/payload/payload.config.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { Media } from "./collections/Media";
 import { FormSubmissions } from "./collections/FormSubmissions";
 import { Pages } from "./collections/Pages";
 
+import { migrations } from "../../migrations/index";
+
 const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename);
 
@@ -44,8 +46,9 @@ export default buildConfig({
       connectionString:
         process.env.DATABASE_URI ||
         process.env.POSTGRES_URI ||
-        `postgresql://${process.env.DIRECTUS_DB_USER || "directus"}:${process.env.DIRECTUS_DB_PASSWORD || "directus"}@127.0.0.1:5432/${process.env.DIRECTUS_DB_NAME || "directus"}`,
+        `postgresql://${process.env.POSTGRES_USER || "postgres"}:${process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD || "postgres"}@127.0.0.1:5432/${process.env.POSTGRES_DB || "payload"}`,
     },
+    prodMigrations: migrations,
   }),
   ...(process.env.SMTP_HOST
     ? {