couchdb-install

A straight-forward Bash script to install and configure CouchDB 2.2.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver 64-bit.

The old script, to install CouchDB 2.1.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus

What it does

• Upgrades apt and updates packages.
• Installs the official CouchDB package.
• Sets up CouchDB as a service that runs on system startup.
• Creates the "couchdb" system user.
• Checks CouchDB installation.

Usage

Download the couchdb-install file and run it:

sudo ./couchdb-install

or, with unnatended option enabled:

sudo ./couchdb-install -y

The script will guide you further.

Options (flags):

-y: Don't prompt for confirmation upon running the install.

Compatibility

Tested on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver 64-bit only, but it may work on other version of Debian-based systems.

Acknowledgements

The script is based on information from the official docs and other sources:

• http://docs.couchdb.org/en/2.0.0/install/unix.html
• http://docs.couchdb.org/en/2.0.0/install/
• http://docs.couchdb.org/en/2.0.0/cluster/nodes.html
• https://www.jamescoyle.net/how-to/2527-add-systemd-startup-script-for-couchdb
• http://stackoverflow.com/a/40409701

Issues

Error handling is not airtight. Some post-failure messages may not be very helpful.