macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libcouchbaselocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install libcouchbase with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix
C library for Couchbase. Version 3.3.19 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#libcouchbase.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libcouchbaseAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libcouchbase · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libcouchbaseFedora Rawhide package metadata · libcouchbase · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libcouchbasenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libcouchbase/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
C library for Couchbase
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cbc-admin
- cbc-bucket-create
- cbc-bucket-delete
- cbc-bucket-flush
- cbc-bucket-list
- cbc-cat
- cbc-collection-id
- cbc-collection-manifest
- cbc-connstr
- cbc-create
- cbc-decr
- cbc-gen
- cbc-hash
- cbc-incr
- cbc-keygen
- cbc-lock
- cbc-mcversion
- cbc-n1ql
- cbc-n1qlback
- cbc-observe
- cbc-observe-seqno
- cbc-pillowfight
- cbc-ping
- cbc-proxy
- cbc-rm
- cbc-role-list
- cbc-stats
- cbc-strerror
- cbc-subdoc
- cbc-touch
- cbc-unlock
- cbc-user-delete
history
Project history and usage
libcouchbase is the Couchbase C SDK and low-level C client library. It speaks Couchbase cluster protocols, provides synchronous and asynchronous APIs, and ships the `cbc` command family for administration, diagnostics, data access, and benchmarking.
Project history
The Couchbase repository describes libcouchbase as the C client library for Couchbase, responsible for connecting to a cluster and executing data operations. Its README also shows the library's long-standing cross-platform shape: Linux, OS X/macOS, and Windows support, with asynchronous integrations for libuv, libev, libevent, select, and Windows IOCP.
Couchbase documentation treats libcouchbase as both the C SDK and as infrastructure for other SDKs. The getting-started guide states that older versions of the Node.js, PHP, and Python SDKs used libcouchbase to communicate with Couchbase Server.
Adoption history
Adoption came from two directions: direct C applications using Couchbase, and language SDKs or extensions that used the C client underneath. Couchbase's package documentation lists apt and yum repositories, Homebrew installation, Windows archives, and source builds, which made the library a normal dependency in both server deployments and developer workstations.
How it is used
Developers link against the C SDK for key-value, query, management, and cluster operations, while operators and package users often meet libcouchbase through the `cbc-*` tools. The official docs point to `cbc` and `cbc-pillowfight` as examples, and Homebrew exposes a large set of `cbc-` utilities.
Why package nerds care
libcouchbase is interesting to package nerds because it is not just a leaf CLI: it is a database client ABI, a tool bundle, and historically a foundation for higher-level Couchbase SDKs. Packaging it correctly means caring about TLS, event-loop backends, server compatibility, and command-line tools in one formula.
Timeline
- 2014-11-27: Repository contributor list noted as last updated on this date in the README.
- 2020-04-08: Couchbase C SDK 3.0.1 released as the second release of the 3.0 series.
- 2020-06-08: Couchbase release notes mention Homebrew behavior changing from the 2.10 series to the 3.0 series.
- 2020s: Couchbase maintained 3.x release notes and package repositories for Debian, Ubuntu, Enterprise Linux, Amazon Linux, Windows, and source archives.
Related projects
- Related projects include Couchbase Server, the Couchbase Node.js, Python, and PHP SDKs, libcouchbase's `cbc` tools, libevent, libev, libuv, OpenSSL, and CouchbaseMock for tests.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for libcouchbase. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cbc-admin | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-bucket-create | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-bucket-delete | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-bucket-flush | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-bucket-list | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-cat | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-collection-id | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-collection-manifest | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-connstr | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-create | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-decr | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-gen | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-hash | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-incr | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-keygen | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-lock | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-mcversion | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-n1ql | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-n1qlback | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-observe | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-observe-seqno | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-pillowfight | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-ping | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-proxy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-rm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-role-list | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-stats | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-strerror | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-subdoc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-touch | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-unlock | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-user-delete | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-user-list | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-user-upsert | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-verbosity | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-version | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-view | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-watch | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cbc-write-config | 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 version3.3.19
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libcouchbase |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.3.19 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/hello-world/start-using-sdk.html |
| Repository | https://github.com/couchbase/libcouchbase |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
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Nix95%
libcouchbase
nix profile install nixpkgs#libcouchbase- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
apk95%
libcouchbase 3.3.18-r0
C client library for Couchbase
https://developer.couchbase.com/community
sudo apk add libcouchbase- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
apk95%
libcouchbase-dev 3.3.18-r0
C client library for Couchbase (development files)
https://developer.couchbase.com/community
sudo apk add libcouchbase-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
apk95%
libcouchbase-doc 3.3.18-r0
C client library for Couchbase (documentation)
https://developer.couchbase.com/community
sudo apk add libcouchbase-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
apk95%
libcouchbase-libev 3.3.18-r0
C client library for Couchbase (libev backend)
https://developer.couchbase.com/community
sudo apk add libcouchbase-libev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
apk95%
libcouchbase-libevent 3.3.18-r0
C client library for Couchbase (libevent backend)
https://developer.couchbase.com/community
sudo apk add libcouchbase-libevent- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
apk95%
libcouchbase-libuv 3.3.18-r0
C client library for Couchbase (libuv backend)
https://developer.couchbase.com/community
sudo apk add libcouchbase-libuv- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
apk95%
libcouchbase-utils 3.3.18-r0
C client library for Couchbase (command line utilities)
https://developer.couchbase.com/community
sudo apk add libcouchbase-utils- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
dnf95%
libcouchbase 3.3.18-6.fc45
Client and protocol library for the Couchbase project
https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html
sudo dnf install libcouchbase- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 9 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
dnf95%
libcouchbase-devel 3.3.18-6.fc45
Couchbase client library - Header files
https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html
sudo dnf install libcouchbase-devel- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
dnf95%
libcouchbase-libev 3.3.18-6.fc45
Couchbase client library - libev IO back-end
https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html
sudo dnf install libcouchbase-libev- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
dnf95%
libcouchbase-libevent 3.3.18-6.fc45
Couchbase client library - libevent IO back-end
https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html
sudo dnf install libcouchbase-libevent- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
dnf95%
libcouchbase-libuv 3.3.18-6.fc45
Couchbase client library - libuv IO back-end
https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html
sudo dnf install libcouchbase-libuv- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
dnf95%
libcouchbase-tools 3.3.18-6.fc45
Couchbase client tools
https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html
sudo dnf install libcouchbase-tools- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libcouchbase
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libcouchbase
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