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Acknowledgements
CloudViPER builds upon the work of many individuals, organizations, and open source projects. We gratefully acknowledge their contributions to the digital preservation community.
ViPER Project
CloudViPER is the web-based extension of ViPER (Virtual Preservation Environment), developed in collaboration with the Dutch Digital Heritage Network. ViPER’s mission to reduce barriers to using and testing digital preservation software continues in CloudViPER’s cloud-native architecture.
Open Preservation Foundation
CloudViPER is developed and maintained by the Open Preservation Foundation, a not-for-profit organization committed to the long-term preservation of digital content through collaborative, practical approaches and shared solutions.
Preservation Tools
CloudViPER integrates and provides access to industry-leading open source preservation tools:
- DROID - File format identification tool by The National Archives UK
- JHOVE - Format validation and characterization tool
- veraPDF - PDF/A validation tool
- MediaConch - Implementation checker for media files
- MediaInfo - Technical metadata tool for audio and video files
- Tika - Content detection and extraction framework by Apache
- HandBrake - Video transcoding tool
Development Partners
Special thanks to:
- Dutch Digital Heritage Network - Original collaboration partner for ViPER development
- The National Archives UK - DROID development and digital preservation expertise
- All OPF Members - Ongoing support, testing, and community engagement
Technology Stack
CloudViPER is built with:
- Docker - Container platform
- Node.js - JavaScript runtime
- TypeScript - Type-safe development
- Express - Web application framework
- MySQL - Database management
- Bootstrap - UI framework
- Traefik - Reverse proxy and load balancer
Contributors
Thank you to all the developers, testers, and users who have contributed to CloudViPER through code, documentation, bug reports, and feedback.
License
CloudViPER is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.
If you’d like to contribute to CloudViPER or support the Open Preservation Foundation’s work, please visit our Join Us page.