# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libcouchbase ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libcouchbase ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libcouchbase ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libcouchbase ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcouchbase from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libcouchbase ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libcouchbase/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libcouchbase - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 3.3.19 - **Source summary:** C library for Couchbase - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - cbc-admin (alias) - cbc-bucket-create (alias) - cbc-bucket-delete (alias) - cbc-bucket-flush (alias) - cbc-bucket-list (alias) - cbc-cat (alias) - cbc-collection-id (alias) - cbc-collection-manifest (alias) - cbc-connstr (alias) - cbc-create (alias) - cbc-decr (alias) - cbc-gen (alias) - cbc-hash (alias) - cbc-incr (alias) - cbc-keygen (alias) - cbc-lock (alias) - cbc-mcversion (alias) - cbc-n1ql (alias) - cbc-n1qlback (alias) - cbc-observe (alias) - cbc-observe-seqno (alias) - cbc-pillowfight (alias) - cbc-ping (alias) - cbc-proxy (alias) - cbc-rm (alias) - cbc-role-list (alias) - cbc-stats (alias) - cbc-strerror (alias) - cbc-subdoc (alias) - cbc-touch (alias) - cbc-unlock (alias) - cbc-user-delete (alias) - cbc-user-list (alias) - cbc-user-upsert (alias) - cbc-verbosity (alias) - cbc-version (alias) - cbc-view (alias) - cbc-watch (alias) - cbc-write-config (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 3.3.19 ## 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 Notes 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. ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - libcouchbase: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libcouchbase/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - libcouchbase - 3.3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C client library for Couchbase | https://developer.couchbase.com/community - apk - libcouchbase-dev - 3.3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C client library for Couchbase (development files) | https://developer.couchbase.com/community - apk - libcouchbase-doc - 3.3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C client library for Couchbase (documentation) | https://developer.couchbase.com/community - apk - libcouchbase-libev - 3.3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase-libev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C client library for Couchbase (libev backend) | https://developer.couchbase.com/community - apk - libcouchbase-libevent - 3.3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase-libevent from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C client library for Couchbase (libevent backend) | https://developer.couchbase.com/community - apk - libcouchbase-libuv - 3.3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase-libuv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C client library for Couchbase (libuv backend) | https://developer.couchbase.com/community - apk - libcouchbase-utils - 3.3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcouchbase-utils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C client library for Couchbase (command line utilities) | https://developer.couchbase.com/community - dnf - libcouchbase - 3.3.18-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcouchbase from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Client and protocol library for the Couchbase project | https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html - dnf - libcouchbase-devel - 3.3.18-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcouchbase-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Couchbase client library - Header files | https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html - dnf - libcouchbase-libev - 3.3.18-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcouchbase-libev from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Couchbase client library - libev IO back-end | https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html - dnf - libcouchbase-libevent - 3.3.18-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcouchbase-libevent from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Couchbase client library - libevent IO back-end | https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html - dnf - libcouchbase-libuv - 3.3.18-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcouchbase-libuv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Couchbase client library - libuv IO back-end | https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html - dnf - libcouchbase-tools - 3.3.18-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcouchbase-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Couchbase client tools | https://docs.couchbase.com/c-sdk/current/project-docs/sdk-release-notes.html ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libcouchbase.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/libcouchbase.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph