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title: "Configuring Acquia DAM"
date: "2025-02-25T11:13:15+00:00"
summary: "Configure Acquia DAM for seamless asset integration. Step-by-step guide for administrators to connect and authorize your Drupal site."
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Rebranding notice!

Acquia announces rebranding of its “Acquia CMS” offering, which includes a collection of Drupal modules. “Acquia CMS” is now referred to as “Drupal Starter Kits”.

To configure your Acquia DAM account with your site:

1.  Log in to the application as an administrator.
2.  Click **Configuration** > **Media** > **Acquia DAM**. Alternatively, append `/admin/config/acquia-dam` to your application name.
    
    The system displays the Acquia DAM Configuration page.
    
    ![Configuring DAM](https://acquia.widen.net/content/idxhnmpbam/jpeg/cms_configuring-dam.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)
    
3.  In **Acquia DAM Domain**, specify the domain name for your Acquia DAM account.
    
    ![Specifying DAM domain](https://acquia.widen.net/content/julnsjbkhw/jpeg/cms_specifying-dam-domain.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)
    
4.  Click **Save DAM configuration**.
    
    The system redirects you to the Acquia DAM domain for authentication.
    
5.  (_Optional_) If the system does not redirect you to Acquia DAM domain, log in to the Acquia DAM domain.
6.  Whenever the system displays the **Allow Drupal Cloud Integration to access your DAM account** option, click **Allow**.
    
    ![Allowing Drupal integration](https://acquia.widen.net/content/1yfaeuszzt/jpeg/cms_allowing-drupal-integration.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)
    
    The system displays a message that your application is validated, and redirects you to the Drupal application on the Acquia DAM configuration page.
    
    ![Validating application](https://acquia.widen.net/content/1bazgzlivc/jpeg/cms_validating-application.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)
    
7.  Click your user account at the top left of your application and click **View profile**. Alternatively, append `/user` to your application name.
8.  Click **Acquia DAM** > **Authorize**.
    
    ![Before authorization](https://acquia.widen.net/content/sddnjlxgcj/jpeg/cms_before-authorization.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)
    
    The system displays the following page after authorization:
    
    ![After authorization](https://acquia.widen.net/content/f0is6exnd0/jpeg/cms_after-authorization.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)
    
    Additionally, the system updates the page and redirects you to the Acquia DAM domain for asset authentication.
    
9.  (_Optional_) If you are not already logged in, log in to the Acquia DAM domain.
10.  Whenever the system displays the **Allow Drupal Cloud Integration to access your DAM account** option, click **Allow**.
     
     ![Allowing Drupal integration](https://acquia.widen.net/content/1yfaeuszzt/jpeg/cms_allowing-drupal-integration.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=r1vkzh)
     
     You are successfully connected with Acquia DAM (widencollective). You can start using assets from Acquia DAM.