Helix DAM administration

Helix DAM administrators are responsible for deploying, configuring, and maintaining Helix DAM.

System overview

Learn more about the Helix DAM system and architecture:

• System overview

• System architecture

Helix DAM components

Helix DAM requires the following components:

• Helix Core Server – Tracks and manages changes to all your digital assets in a single, secure location. Assets available in Helix DAM are stored on a Helix Core Server.
• Elasticsearch instance – Helix DAM uses Helix Search in conjunction with Elasticsearch to index asset information used to search for assets.
• Helix Search – An API used by Helix DAM to search and automatically tag your assets.
• Helix DAM – A web-based interface that streamlines the process of finding, reviewing, using, repurposing, and sharing assets. Helix DAM is built on top of Helix TeamHub. To install Helix DAM, you use the Helix TeamHub packages. To administer Helix DAM, you use the web-based TeamHub admin interface. See Operating system requirements for a list of supported operating systems.

Deployment

Before you deploy Helix DAM:

• Choose an deployment path. Several options are available and depend on whether you already have a Helix Core Server installed. See Choosing a Helix DAM deployment path.
• Review important Preparation information.