Apache CouchDB
Database server with multi-primary replication, an HTTP/JSON API and a built-in web administration console, written in Erlang.
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Apache CouchDB is a database server that stores JSON documents and is reached over HTTP. It replicates data between servers and between clients. The project describes its replication protocol as the foundation for offline-first applications, and PouchDB, a separate project built for mobile devices and browsers, replicates with it. A single node is the usual starting point, and a cluster runs one logical database across several servers or VMs.
Installation options are Docker, Debian and RPM packages, a Windows installer, a Helm chart for Kubernetes and a source build. The installation guide asks the reader to start CouchDB at system boot through an init subsystem, so it runs as an always-on service. The web administration console, Fauxton, ships with the server.
The Apache Software Foundation maintains the project under the Apache License 2.0.
Worth knowing
The configuration reference describes cookie, proxy and JWT authentication. The source build lists Erlang OTP, ICU, OpenSSL and Mozilla SpiderMonkey among its dependencies.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- The Apache Software Foundation1
- Maintained by
- Foundation5
- First release
- 20084
- Headquarters
- United States5
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-28: links, Maintainer, Admin interface, License model, Content API
couchdb.apache.org/ - 2026-10-28: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/apache/couchdb - 2026-10-28: links, Categories
docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/intro/index.html - 2026-10-28: First release
github.com/apache/couchdb/tags - 2026-10-28: Maintained by, Headquarters
www.apache.org/foundation/ - 2026-10-28: Runtime, Current major version, Last release
couchdb.apache.org/downloads.html - 2026-10-28: Install with
docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/docker.html - 2026-10-28: Install with, Runs as, Minimum runtime
docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/unix.html - 2026-10-28: Install with
docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/windows.html - 2026-10-28: Install with
docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/kubernetes.html - 2026-10-28: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/apache/couchdb/contributors?per_page=1