diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9c8910b..8b82215 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ FROM build-deps AS build
 COPY . .
 ARG SITE_URL
 ENV SITE_URL=${SITE_URL}
+ARG DIRECTUS_URL
+ENV DIRECTUS_URL=${DIRECTUS_URL}
 RUN pnpm run build
 
 FROM nginx:1.25-alpine AS runtime
diff --git a/src/lib/directus.ts b/src/lib/directus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0679b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/directus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { createDirectus, rest } from '@directus/sdk';
+
+const DIRECTUS_URL = process.env.DIRECTUS_URL || 'https://directus.astro.deployn.de';
+
+type Recipe = {
+	status: string;
+	name: string;
+	image: string;
+	description: string;
+};
+
+type Schema = {
+	recipes: Recipe[];
+};
+
+const directus = createDirectus<Schema>(DIRECTUS_URL).with(rest());
+
+export default directus;