https://github.com/guardian/grid

The Guardian’s image management system
https://github.com/guardian/grid

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The Guardian’s image management system

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/guardian/grid
• Owner: guardian
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2013-08-22T13:49:31.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-04T16:00:47.000Z (29 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-05T10:02:02.843Z (29 days ago)
• Topics: production
• Language: Scala
• Homepage: https://www.theguardian.com/info/developer-blog/2015/aug/12/open-sourcing-grid-image-service
• Size: 36.2 MB
• Stars: 1,443
• Watchers: 106
• Forks: 122
• Open Issues: 91
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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README

        
Grid

====

[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/guardian/grid.svg)](https://github.com/guardian/grid/blob/master/LICENSE)

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**Grid** is [the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/)’s **image

management system**, which provides a **universal** and **fast**

experience accessing media that is **organised** and using it in an

**affordable** way to produce **high-quality** content.

See the [Vision](docs/00-about/01-vision.md) document for more details on the core

principles behind this project.

![Screenshot of Grid search](docs/00-about/images/screenshot-2015-07-03T11:34:43.jpg)

Grid runs as a set of independent micro-services

([Scala](http://www.scala-lang.org/) and

[Play Framework](https://playframework.com/)) exposed as hypermedia

APIs ([argo](https://github.com/argo-rest/spec)) and accessed using a

rich Web user interface ([AngularJS](https://angularjs.org/)).

Grid relies on [Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/) for

blazing-fast searching, and AWS services as additional storage and

communication mechanisms.

See the [docs](./docs) for setup and running guides.