couchdb-docker

This repo includes a docker-compose file that sets up a basic couchdb instance with a CORs-enabled configuration. It's to be used on your LAN and uses http instead of https because of this.

This docker-compose is made specifically to be the database server for Notes.

Setup (MacOS, Fedora Linux)

Requirements

• Device that supports docker
• Install docker-compose
• git clone this project

Running the container

1. In the project directory, run

docker compose up

2. Once the container is running, find your local IP address: Typically, your local IP address will be the one that starts with 192.168.*. It's usually the first inet line that doesn't start with 127.0.0.1.

ifconfig | grep inet

Note: this is not a static IP address for the device running the container, so this address may change.

Connecting to the container

The admin user and password are defined in the docker-compose.yaml. Because the intent of this project is to run on your LAN, this is not a secure username or password.

Database management (GUI)

To interact with the CouchDB server and database GUI while running the container, go to: http://localhost:5984/_utils/. Alternatively, you can use {your IP address}:5984/_utils/