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OpenPhoto / Glossary

The OpenPhoto stack consists of various components. Below is a glossary of all the terms you need to know so you can understand the overall system.

  1. Amazon S3 Amazon S3 stands for Simple Storage Service.
  2. Amazon SimpleDb Amazon SimpleDb is a non-relational database system.
  3. Data Source The Data Source stores all textual data for a given user. Each user's Data Source may be different. The default Data Source is data.openphoto.me as a CNAME to Amazon SimpleDb.
  4. File System The File System stores all high and low resolution photos for a given user. Each user's File System may be different. The default File System is file.openphoto.me as a CNAME to Amazon S3.
  5. Adapter Adapters are middleware that allows the base system to communicate with various Data Sources and File Systems. Adapters exist for Amazon S3 and Amazon SimpleDb.
  6. Open Photo API The Open Photo API which this software is built on and also allows others to build applications on top of.