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couchdb
Document database with an HTTP API, Fauxton admin UI and clustering
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- Stars
- 7k
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Language
- Erlang
6,822 on 21 Apr 20267,011 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
Apache CouchDB is a database written in Erlang, accessed over HTTP, and it ships with the Fauxton admin UI. The README covers installation on Unix-like systems and Windows, a dev cluster started with ./dev/run (three nodes, port 5984, optional haproxy) and a devcontainer for contributors. It describes no AI features.
Who it is for: Developers who want a self-hosted HTTP document database as an app backend
Strengths
- ./dev/run starts a local three-node cluster listening on port 5984
- Built-in Fauxton web UI and an install check at /_utils/#verifyinstall
- Apache-2.0 licensed, with hosted docs, a changelog and mailing-list support
- Devcontainer runs configure and make on first creation
Weaknesses
- README has no feature overview, API examples or data model description
- No AI, vector search or LLM integration is described
- No Docker or compose files detected in the repo
- No tagged release listed; install is from source or per-OS guides
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Erlang, haproxy (optional, dev cluster)
- port 5984
Quick answers
Is couchdb open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license.
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