The latest stable DuraCloud release is version 0.9. Documentation for the latest release can be found here. The following documentation may have been updated to include features which have been added or updated since the latest release. For information about earlier releases, see the specific release links at the bottom of this page.
Introduction
DuraCloud is a hosted service and open technology developed by DuraSpace that makes it easy for organizations and end users to use cloud services. DuraCloud leverages existing cloud infrastructure to enable durability and access to digital content.
DuraCloud is particularly focused on providing preservation support services and access services for academic libraries, academic research centers, and other cultural heritage organizations.
The service builds on the pure storage from expert storage providers by overlaying the access functionality and preservation support tools that are essential to ensuring long-term access and durability. DuraCloud offers cloud storage across multiple commercial and non commercial providers, and offers compute services that are key to unlocking the value of digital content stored in the cloud. DuraCloud provides services that enable digital preservation, data access, transformation, and data sharing. Customers are offered "elastic capacity" coupled with a "pay as you go" approach. DuraCloud is appropriate for individuals, single institutions, or for multiple organizations that want to use cross-institutional infrastructure.
DuraCloud has been in a pilot phase since the beginning of Fall 2009 and will be released as a service of the DuraSpace not-for-profit organization in early 2011.
To see press releases, presentations, logos, and more, see the DuraCloud resources page
User Documentation
- Release Notes
- Known Issues
- DuraCloud Features
- DuraCloud Services
- DuraCloud REST API
- DuraCloud Java Clients
- DuraCloud Sync Tool
- DuraCloud Retrieval Tool
- DuraCloud Chunker Tool
- DuraCloud Administration
Design Documentation
Developer Documentation
Source Code
- The DuraCloud 0.9 release (latest release)
- Source can be download from Subversion: https://svn.duraspace.org/duracloud/tags/duracloud-0.9.0
- Source can be viewed here: https://svn.duraspace.org/view/duracloud/tags/duracloud-0.9.0
- JavaDocs for can be viewed here: http://duracloud.org/0.9.0/docs/javadoc
- The DuraCloud trunk (ongoing development)
- Can be download from Subversion: https://svn.duraspace.org/duracloud/trunk/
- Can be viewed here: https://svn.duraspace.org/view/duracloud/trunk/
- The DuraCloud software license can be seen here: http://duracloud.org/license
- We welcome code contributions, though we do request that all contributors submit a Contributor License Agreement
- See this page for help building DuraCloud from source
Support
- Bugs and feature requests
- Please head over to our JIRA issue tracker and let us know about issues that you encounter.
- Discussion
- Head over to the DuraCloud forum to discuss DuraCloud ideas and technology
Release Documentation
- Release 0.9: html, pdf, javadoc
- Release 0.8: html, pdf, javadoc
- Release 0.7: html, pdf, javadoc
- Release 0.6: html, pdf, javadoc
- Release 0.5: html, pdf, javadoc
- Release 0.4: html, pdf, javadoc
- Release 0.3: html, pdf
- Release 0.2: html, pdf
- Release 0.1: html, pdf
