Damask

Spec sheet

Purpose

Damask describes itself as an automatable digital asset manager for creative studios.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

Damask is a self-hosted digital asset manager for creative studios.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment

Damask can be run as a Docker container or installed locally, and its README describes it as a single binary.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The README lists OIDC, Google OAuth, Canva OAuth, Google Drive, Canva, and ImageRouter integrations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The README says authentication uses HMAC-SHA256 JWTs in httpOnly cookies with a seven-day expiry, and ingress configuration uses an AES-256-GCM key.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The public GitHub repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

API access

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Asset organization

It supports projects, folders, tags, custom metadata fields, and collections that can span projects.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Asset processing

It supports image thumbnails and transforms, video and audio transcoding, PDF thumbnails, OCR, and background removal.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Authentication and encryption

The README describes HMAC-SHA256 JWTs in httpOnly cookies with a seven-day expiry and AES-256-GCM encryption for ingress configuration.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment limit

Damask is single-node only; the README warns that running multiple instances behind a load balancer is unsupported and can cause data corruption.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Guest sharing

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Ingress

Asset ingestion sources include IMAP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3-compatible storage, and an Email API, with a bundled SMTP server for email attachments.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Media processing

It supports image and video/audio processing, PDF thumbnails, OCR text extraction with full-text search, and background removal through ImageRouter.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Metadata and tagging

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Notable limit

Damask supports single-node deployment only; running multiple instances behind a load balancer is unsupported and may cause data corruption.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Observability

It supports OpenTelemetry tracing with an OTel-compatible backend.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search

It offers full-text OCR search and visual similarity search for images using perceptual hashing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Setup

The project recommends Docker and also documents local installation with Go, Node.js, and optional media-processing tools.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Sharing

Share links can be password-protected or expire, and client review supports public comments without an account.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Sharing and review

It provides password-protected and expiring share links, plus public client commenting without an account.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Storage

The README lists local filesystem storage by default and SFTP or S3 as configurable storage backends.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported asset types

images,video,audio,PDF,documentsRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Variants

Assets can have output variants for resizing, cropping, format conversion, background removal, or AI prompts, with draft previews and bulk workflows.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Version history

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Versions and variants

Assets can have version history with rollback, and users can create output variants including resized, cropped, converted, or background-removed files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Digital Asset Management Software#36 of 1518.3