How to Build Your Own Acquia DAM
Replace Acquia DAM with a custom build. Move Faster. Stay On Brand.
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 96 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 96 features
AI(13 features)
Get AI generated copy and design ideas in the comments functionality of the Workflow proofer
Ensure all images have alt text to make them accessible and search optimized
Turn existing product data into on-brand, search-optimized product descriptions
Industry-specific AI starter packs available for travel, apparel, and food
Make text of transcripts searchable to find videos faster and quickly reuse quotes in content
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Security(12 features)
Your files will be stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) designed to deliver 99.999999999% durability
Secure your content by using asset groups to control the files each role is able to view, order, edit, or delete
Customize the EULA upon login and configure order and download settings to align with your legal requirements
Rely on the durability of SOC 2-compliant Amazon infrastructure with SSL encryption and cold storage backups
Acquia DAM meets the rigorous requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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Search(10 features)
Limit your search to specific metadata fields to return precise date ranges, file formats, or other values
Filter down search results by color or search for a specific HEX value using AI analysis
Use AI to organize and find assets using tags for keywords
Turn controlled metadata values, numeric ranges, or date fields into powerful search filters
Enter terms for a search across all metadata fields and values
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Automation(9 features)
Refine path notifications using asset groups, controlled vocabulary metadata fields, or categories
Enter recipient email addresses, a subject line, and email text for custom notifications
Use the structure in your file naming convention to populate metadata fields
Map metadata for batch processes such as uploading assets from a photoshoot or importing from another DAM system
Trigger a notification when assets are added to an asset group, assets are expiring, or a new product is created
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Distribution(8 features)
Embed web-optimized assets across sites and track them
Maintain one master asset and update versions everywhere online
Programmatically change the format, adjust the size, set the crop, and set the background color
Create a block of HTML text to embed in a webpage, email, or other online source
Give users up-to-date, high-speed, and low-latency access to assets securely with CDN using Amazon CloudFront
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Asset Types(7 features)
Manage podcasts, music, sound effects, and mnemonics
Manage messaging, visual styles, and values
Manage sell sheets, legal documents, reports, and scripts
Support for illustrations, logos, photographs, camera raw, and 360° spin photography
Manage whitepapers, slide decks, and e-books
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Access(6 features)
Set default asset release and expiration dates and permission them by user role
Begin your user experience with a branded login page with logo, color scheme, and hero graphic
Target specific user groups with permissioned, customized dashboard messages to highlight key assets
Share curated sets of assets with control and flexibility in a beautiful branded webpage with no coding required
Place your users into permissioned roles based on department, job, or any other function with over 150 different roles possible
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Analytics(6 features)
See asset activity and engagement filtered by various dimensions like time frame and file format
Export your filtered data to a CSV for further analysis or download a PNG image of your chart
Gain clear, actionable data to track and optimize assets
Track user-engagement metrics including login, download, and search activity with dashboards loaded with must-track metrics
Track data on searches, shares, embeds, views, downloads to see where your content really goes
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