macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install couchdblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install couchdbMacPorts ports tree · databases/couchdb/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3951
Install couchdb with Homebrew, MacPorts, pacman
Apache CouchDB database server. Version 3.5.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20. Also installable with pacman: sudo pacman -S couchdb.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S couchdbArch 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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
couchdb | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
remsh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
weatherreport | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version3.5.2
manager updated2026-05-20
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:couchdb |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.5.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://couchdb.apache.org/ |
| Last updated | 2026-05-20T14:53:57-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
sudo pacman -S couchdb- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Couchdb
MacPorts95%
couchdb
sudo port install couchdb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Couchdb
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation