Thanks, Joan the workaround did not work on MacOS 10.12.5 Here's the crash report
br Johs [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.196512Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application couch_log started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.199784Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application folsom started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.224736Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application couch_stats started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.224836Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application khash started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.230881Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application couch_event started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.234321Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application ibrowse started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.237174Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application ioq started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.237275Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application mochiweb started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.241445Z couchdb@localhost <0.201.0> -------- Apache CouchDB 2.1.0 is starting. [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.241522Z couchdb@localhost <0.202.0> -------- Starting couch_sup [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.330897Z couchdb@localhost <0.201.0> -------- Apache CouchDB has started. Time to relax. [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.330983Z couchdb@localhost <0.201.0> -------- Apache CouchDB has started on http://127.0.0.1:5986/ [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.331912Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application couch started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.332016Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application ets_lru started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.348877Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application rexi started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.366815Z couchdb@localhost <0.284.0> -------- Opening index for db: _replicator idx: _design/_replicator sig: "3e823c2a4383ac0c18d4e574135a5b08" [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.368001Z couchdb@localhost <0.292.0> -------- Opening index for db: _users idx: _design/_auth sig: "3e823c2a4383ac0c18d4e574135a5b08" [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.373203Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application mem3 started on node couchdb@localhost [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.373227Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application fabric started on node couchdb@localhost [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.377967Z couchdb@localhost <0.310.0> -------- Supervisor chttpd_sup had child chttpd started with chttpd:start_link() at undefined exit with reason invalid_bind_address in context start_error [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.378126Z couchdb@localhost <0.308.0> -------- CRASH REPORT Process (<0.308.0>) with 0 neighbors exited with reason: {{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,chttpd,invalid_bind_address}},{chttpd_app,start,[normal,[]]}} at application_master:init/4(line:133) <= proc_lib:init_p_do_apply/3(line:237); initial_call: {application_master,init,['Argument__1','Argument__2',...]}, ancestors: [<0.307.0>], messages: [{'EXIT',<0.309.0>,normal}], links: [<0.307.0>,<0.7.0>], dictionary: [], trap_exit: true, status: running, heap_size: 233, stack_size: 27, reductions: 114 [info] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.378201Z couchdb@localhost <0.7.0> -------- Application chttpd exited with reason: {{shutdown,{failed_to_start_child,chttpd,invalid_bind_address}},{chttpd_app,start,[normal,[]]}} [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379258Z couchdb@localhost <0.290.0> -------- gen_server <0.290.0> terminated with reason: killed last msg: {'EXIT',<0.284.0>,killed} state: {st,<0.284.0>,couch_mrview_index,undefined} [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379354Z couchdb@localhost <0.295.0> -------- gen_server <0.295.0> terminated with reason: killed last msg: {'EXIT',<0.292.0>,killed} state: {st,<0.292.0>,couch_mrview_index,undefined} [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379464Z couchdb@localhost <0.290.0> -------- CRASH REPORT Process (<0.290.0>) with 0 neighbors exited with reason: killed at gen_server:terminate/7(line:804) <= proc_lib:init_p_do_apply/3(line:237); initial_call: {couch_index_compactor,init,['Argument__1']}, ancestors: [<0.284.0>,<0.280.0>], messages: [], links: [], dictionary: [], trap_exit: true, status: running, heap_size: 376, stack_size: 27, reductions: 133 [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379557Z couchdb@localhost <0.295.0> -------- CRASH REPORT Process (<0.295.0>) with 0 neighbors exited with reason: killed at gen_server:terminate/7(line:804) <= proc_lib:init_p_do_apply/3(line:237); initial_call: {couch_index_compactor,init,['Argument__1']}, ancestors: [<0.292.0>,<0.291.0>], messages: [], links: [], dictionary: [], trap_exit: true, status: running, heap_size: 376, stack_size: 27, reductions: 137 [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379610Z couchdb@localhost <0.294.0> -------- gen_server <0.294.0> terminated with reason: killed last msg: {'EXIT',<0.292.0>,killed} state: {st,<0.292.0>,couch_mrview_index,nil} [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379690Z couchdb@localhost <0.294.0> -------- CRASH REPORT Process (<0.294.0>) with 0 neighbors exited with reason: killed at gen_server:terminate/7(line:804) <= proc_lib:init_p_do_apply/3(line:237); initial_call: {couch_index_updater,init,['Argument__1']}, ancestors: [<0.292.0>,<0.291.0>], messages: [], links: [], dictionary: [], trap_exit: true, status: running, heap_size: 376, stack_size: 27, reductions: 141 [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379750Z couchdb@localhost <0.287.0> -------- gen_server <0.287.0> terminated with reason: killed last msg: {'EXIT',<0.284.0>,killed} state: {st,<0.284.0>,couch_mrview_index,nil} [error] 2017-08-10T04:22:55.379826Z couchdb@localhost <0.287.0> -------- CRASH REPORT Process (<0.287.0>) with 0 neighbors exited with reason: killed at gen_server:terminate/7(line:804) <= proc_lib:init_p_do_apply/3(line:237); initial_call: {couch_index_updater,init,['Argument__1']}, ancestors: [<0.284.0>,<0.280.0>], messages: [], links: [], dictionary: [], trap_exit: true, status: running, heap_size: 376, stack_size: 27, reductions: 149 > On 10 Aug 2017, at 01:07, Joan Touzet <woh...@apache.org> wrote: > > All, > > We have reports from some users that they are unable to get the > new macOS CouchDB 2.1.0 binary to start correctly. > > With the help of a user, we have two workarounds you can use to > fix the problem. They are documented here: > > https://github.com/apache/couchdb/issues/739#issuecomment-321404864 > > We have a delay in uploading a fixed macOS binary for about two > weeks. Until then, please use either of these two workarounds to > get the current binary running correctly if you have problems. > > All the best, > Joan >