Apache CouchDB®
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Table of Contents

User Guides

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Replication
  • 3. Design Documents
  • 4. Best Practices

Administration Guides

  • 1. Installation
  • 2. Setup
  • 3. Configuration
  • 4. Cluster Management
    • 4.1. Theory
    • 4.2. Node Management
    • 4.3. Database Management
    • 4.4. Shard Management
    • 4.5. Clustered Purge
  • 5. Maintenance
  • 6. Fauxton
  • 7. Experimental Features

Reference Guides

  • 1. API Reference
  • 2. JSON Structure Reference
  • 3. Query Server

Other

  • 1. Release Notes
  • 2. Security Issues / CVEs
  • 3. Reporting New Security Problems with Apache CouchDB
  • 4. License
  • 5. Contributing to this Documentation

Quick Reference Guides

  • API Quick Reference
  • Configuration Quick Reference

Local Links

  • Fauxton

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4. Cluster Management¶

As of CouchDB 2.0.0, CouchDB can be run in two different modes of operation:
  • Standalone
  • Cluster

This section details the theory behind CouchDB clusters, and provides specific operational instructions on node, database and shard management.

  • 4.1. Theory
  • 4.2. Node Management
    • 4.2.1. Adding a node
    • 4.2.2. Removing a node
  • 4.3. Database Management
    • 4.3.1. Creating a database
    • 4.3.2. Deleting a database
    • 4.3.3. Placing a database on specific nodes
  • 4.4. Shard Management
    • 4.4.1. Introduction
    • 4.4.2. Examining database shards
    • 4.4.3. Moving a shard
    • 4.4.4. Specifying database placement
    • 4.4.5. Resharding a database to a new q value
  • 4.5. Clustered Purge
    • 4.5.1. Internal Structures
    • 4.5.2. Compaction of Purges
    • 4.5.3. Local Purge Checkpoint Documents
    • 4.5.4. Internal Replication
    • 4.5.5. Indexes
    • 4.5.6. Config Settings
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