Create a new database resource for the Icinga Director database via Configuration > Application > Resources. The resource defines the connection details for the Director database you created before.
Create a new database resource for the Icinga Director database by clicking the gears icon below next to the username and under Configuration click Application. From the tabs select Resources. The resource defines the connection details for the Director database you created before.
create a new database, don’t use the icingaweb2 database.
create it as utf8 like here: From Source - Icinga Director
create a resource that points to the director database