# Directus v8.0.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Directus (https://directus.io)
- **Version:** v8.0.0
- **Released:** Dec 04, 2019
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/directus/updates/v8.0.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Directus v8.0.0. Source highlight: **IMPORTANT: Read through the entire list of breaking changes _before_ upgrading production projects to Directus 8. Always perform a full database backup before upgrading.**

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- 🔥 Breaking Changes **IMPORTANT: Read through the entire list of breaking changes _before_ upgrading production projects to Directus 8. Always perform a full database backup before upgrading.**
- IMPORTANT: Read through the entire list of breaking changes _before_ upgrading production projects to Directus 8. Always perform a full database backup before upgrading.**

## New Features
- **Platform Structure**
- The App and API have been combined!!
- The App config file has been removed, all public projects are automatically fetched
- There is no longer a "default" project, all projects are equal
- **Updated Admin App Design**
- New Login/Reset/Install pages (more info below)

## Bug Fixes
- **Many other bug fixes, code improvements, and small features**