DuraCloud is an open source digital preservation software originally developed by DuraSpace and maintained by Lyrasis since 2019. The DuraCloud software is available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0.DuraCloud Apache License It is available as a hosted SaaS through Lyrasis and Texas Digital Library. Users can upload content via the SyncTool, REST API, command line, and staff interface, while content can be preserved using Amazon S3 Glacier. DuraCloud was primarily designed to be a back-end preservation system but also has the optional ability to provide public links to content.
History In 2009, the Library of Congress National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) and DuraSpace announced a joint pilot program to test the use of cloud technologies to enable perpetual access to digital content with DuraCloud.Library of Congress and DuraCloud Launch Pilot Program Using Cloud Technologies to Test Perpetual Access to Digital Content: Service is Part of National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation ProgramLibrary of Congress and DuraCloud Launch Pilot Program Using Cloud Technologies to Test Perpetual Access to Digital Content The pilot program entered a second phase in 2010. Several open source releases of the DuraCloud software led to the public launch of the managed service on November 7, 2011. DuraCloud 2.0 was released on April 17, 2012.DuraCloud Release Notes
In 2019, DuraSpace merged into Lyrasis, which continued to host and support DuraCloud. In 2026, concerned about the long-term sustainability of the software, Lyrasis redesigned and relaunched DuraCloud as a product called DuraCloud Preserve.
See also Cloud computing Cloud storage Digital preservation DSpace
References
External links DuraCloud Guide (user documentation) DuraCloud free trial link Kimpton, M., Payette, S., Using Cloud Infrastructure as Part of a Digital Preservation Strategy with DuraCloud: EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Vol. 33, Number 2, 2010 Johnson, K., DuraCloud Protects Against Cloud Failures: Wired Cloudline (blog). April 19, 2012 Brazingon, A., DuraCloud Offers Redundant Storage Across Multiple Cloud Providers: Campus Technology (blog). May 1, 2012