Trovebox

Trovebox

Web address	trovebox.com
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Image Hosting Service
Registration	Not required for viewing
Launched	2011
Current status	Defunct

Trovebox is a digital photography sharing and management platform.

History

A Trovebox user's homepage

Trovebox was initially started by Jaisen Mathai as a Kickstarter project^[1] and launched in December 2011.^[2] Trovebox was originally known as OpenPhoto until being rebranded in January 2013.^[3]

Trovebox received funding from the Shuttleworth Foundation.^[4]

On January 16, 2015 the company announced^[5] that they would be shutting down on March 31, 2015.

Features

Trovebox consists of a platform API,^[6] web application, iOS application^[7][8] and Android application.^[9] A unique feature of Trovebox is the ability to connect to various cloud storage services including Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3, Dreamhost Dreamobjects and Trovebox's own storage.

Trovebox's server-side, Android app, and iOS client source code is available on GitHub under the Apache open source license for users who prefer to install Trovebox themselves.^[10]

References

1. "OpenPhoto on Kickstarter". Kickstarter.
2. "OpenPhoto 1.3.1". OpenPhoto blog via Archive.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011.
3. "Say hello to Trovebox". OpenPhoto blog via Archive.org. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013.
4. "Shuttleworth Foundation". Shuttleworth Foundation.
5. "Trovebox is shutting down". Trovebox website via Archive.org. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015.
6. "Trovebox API". Trovebox. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015.
7. "Trovebox for iOS". Apple App Store.
8. "Trovebox launched iPhone app". TechCrunch.
9. "Trovebox for Android". Google Play Store.
10. photo (Trovebox Community Edition) GitHub

External links

• Trovebox homepage
• Open Data and The OpenPhoto Project - Technical talk by Trovebox developer, Jaisen Mathai