install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install couchdb

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install couchdb

MacPorts ports tree · databases/couchdb/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S couchdb

Arch Linux sync databases · couchdb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Apache CouchDB database server

Project links

Commands and aliases

couchdb
remsh
weatherreport

history

Project history and usage

Apache CouchDB is an Apache document database built around JSON documents, an HTTP API, replication, and offline-first synchronization patterns.

Project history

The Apache CouchDB site presents the database as a system for multi-primary synchronization, HTTP/JSON access, and reliability from single-node deployments to clustered installations.

The Apache GitHub repository records the modern source location for the project, with the mirror created in 2009 and active development continuing through the 3.x series.

Adoption history

CouchDB became significant in the NoSQL era because its HTTP API and replication model made it usable directly by web, mobile, and synchronization-oriented applications. The official site points to user stories centered on replication, offline use, and reliability.

The Couch Replication Protocol is implemented by multiple projects and products, making CouchDB relevant beyond the server package itself.

How it is used

Administrators run CouchDB as a database server and interact with it over HTTP, through cURL, client libraries, Fauxton, and bundled command-line tools such as `couchdb`, `remsh`, and `weatherreport`.

Configuration is layered through `default.ini`, `default.d`, `local.ini`, and `local.d`, with administrator credentials stored in the `[admins]` section of the loaded ini files rather than in the `_users` database.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, CouchDB is more than a single executable: packaging has to account for an Erlang-based service, layered ini configuration, administrator bootstrap, local data/state directories, and platform-specific macOS application paths.

Timeline

2009: Apache CouchDB GitHub repository mirror created.
2026: Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 listed on the official site download callout.

Related projects

Fauxton
Couch Replication Protocol
PouchDB
Erlang/OTP

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 6 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

macOS: Applications/Apache CouchDB.app/Contents/Resources/couchdbx-core/etc/Users/<your-user>/Library/Application Support/CouchDB2/etc/couchdb/Users/<your-user>/Library/Preferences/couchdb2-local.ini
Unix: etc/default.inietc/default.d/*.inietc/local.inietc/local.d/*.ini

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

macOS: /Users/<your-user>/Library/Application Support/CouchDB2/etc/couchdb/Users/<your-user>/Library/Preferences/couchdb2-local.ini
Unix: etc/local.inietc/local.d/*.ini/opt/couchdb/etc/local.ini/opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/10-admins.ini

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`couchdb`	cli	global executable
`remsh`	cli	global executable
`weatherreport`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.5.2

manager updated2026-05-20

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://couchdb.apache.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://couchdb.apache.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:couchdb
Version	3.5.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/couchdb
Homepage	https://couchdb.apache.org/
Repository	https://github.com/apache/couchdb
Upstream docs	https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=couchdb/source/3.5.2/apache-couchdb-3.5.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-20T14:53:57-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	icu4c@78, openssl@3
Build dependencies	autoconf, autoconf-archive, automake, erlang@28, libtool, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	ncurses
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared
Caveats	CouchDB 3.x requires a set admin password set before startup. Add one to your $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/local.ini before starting CouchDB e.g.: [admins] admin = youradminpassword

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	couchdb
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	ejabberd
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

pacman95%

couchdb 3.5.2-1

Document-oriented database that can be queried and indexed in a MapReduce fashion using JSON

https://couchdb.apache.org

sudo pacman -S couchdb

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
6 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Couchdb

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: couchdb from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

couchdb

sudo port install couchdb

normalized package name match
Matched by: Couchdb

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/couchdb/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/couchdb.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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