# Digital asset management

> Renditions of drive files (thumbnails and web sizes made through the drive's preview renderers) and usage rights with a territory, a channel and an expiry date, with a reminder before a right ends.

- Category: Content & files
- Module: `dam`
- Modes: `managed`, `custom`
- Docs: https://bettersupabase.com/docs/blocks/dam
- Page: https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/dam

## Install

```bash
npx better-supabase add dam
```

The command also installs `updated-at`, `memberships`, `permissions`, `subjects`.

## Configure

Add the block to `better-supabase.config.ts`:

```ts
import { defineConfig } from "better-supabase/config";

export default defineConfig({
  blocks: {
    // Required by dam; add installs them too.
    "updated-at": {},
    memberships: {},
    permissions: {},
    subjects: {},
    // Modes: "managed", "custom". The default is "managed".
    dam: { mode: "managed" },
  },
});
```

## Client

The block has no React entry yet. Its server-side TypeScript is in `better-supabase/blocks/dam`.

## Events

- `dam_rendition.recorded`
- `dam_usage_right.granted`
- `dam_usage_right.revoked`

## Related blocks

Requires: [memberships](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/memberships.md), [permissions](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/permissions.md), [subjects](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/subjects.md)

Works with: [drive](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/drive.md), [outbox](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/outbox.md), [audit](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/audit.md), [notifications](https://bettersupabase.com/blocks/notifications.md)