Tag Archives: couchdb

Reset CouchDB Instance

Posted on 2012/10/16 by rp8

It’s really easy to clean up a CouchDB instance as fresh as new. Just delete the database files and .delete folder in /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb and restart the CouchDB service. $ sudo /etc/init.d/couchdb stop $ cd /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb $ sudo rm -rf * … Continue reading →

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Tunneling via Putty

Posted on 2012/10/15 by rp8

When you use putty to log in CouchDB server, you can also set up tunneling to access its admin console restricted to localhost. Here’s the additional configuration over your normal setup.

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Running CouchDB Admin Console Remotely

Posted on 2012/10/14 by rp8

CouchDB default configuration allows only localhost access to its admin console via Futon or curl. Without compromising server security and access, you can use ssh to tunnel to your CouchDB. Below is how to set up the tunnel. First, make … Continue reading →

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Testing views in couchdb with curl

Posted on 2012/09/02 by rp8

Couchdb has REST APIs and it works well with curl. Let’s build a contact database in Futon with following: Documents {"_id": "bill", "name": "bill", "groups": ["friends"], "type": "contact"} {"_id": "john", "name": "john", "groups": ["friends", "coworkers"], "type": "contact"} {"_id": "111-222-3333", "phone": … Continue reading →

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