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The page "Installing_on_Ubuntu" has been deleted by JoanTouzet: https://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Installing_on_Ubuntu?action=diff&rev1=85&rev2=86 Comment: See http://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/index.html - <<Include(EditTheWiki)>> - <<TableOfContents(2)>> - = Ubuntu-provided CouchDB = - - Depending on your Ubuntu release, [[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/couchdb/|CouchDB availability]] varies. Newer versions of Ubuntu have a recent CouchDB included in their respective software repositories. You can install CouchDB with the '''Ubuntu Software Center''', or from the command line with the '''apt-get''' or '''aptitude''' utilities, which ever you prefer. However, to get the newest version of CouchDB you may have to install from source, or other package repositories that have newer pre-built CouchDB packages. - - - ||'''Ubuntu Release''' ||'''CouchDB Version'''||'''Recommendation''' || - || [[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/saucy/couchdb/|Saucy 13.10]] || CouchDB 1.4.0 || Use and Abuse || - || [[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/raring/couchdb/|Raring 13.04]] || CouchDB 1.2.1 || Build from Source || - || [[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/couchdb/|Precise 12.04]] || CouchDB 1.2.1 || https://launchpad.net/~couchdb/+archive/stable || - || [[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/oneiric/couchdb|Oneiric 11.10]] || CouchDB 1.0.4 || Build from Source || - || [[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/natty/couchdb/|Natty 11.04]] || CouchDB 1.0.4 || Build from Source || - || [[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/lucid/couchdb/|Lucid 10.04]] || CouchDB 1.0.4 || Build from Source || - || All older releases || Not Supported, Embarrassingly Old || Cry From Shame || - - == Installing using an existing package == - - {{{ - sudo apt-get install couchdb -y - }}} - - === Troubleshooting === - - If the aptitude/apt-get installation gives an error message then couchdb might not have access to its pid file. - - Fix: - - {{{ - sudo chown -R couchdb /var/run/couchdb - }}} - - Need to rerun the setup script: - - {{{ - sudo dpkg --configure couchdb - }}} - - For older releases of Ubuntu we strongly recommend to build from source. - - == Installing from Source on Precise, Quantal, Raring, and Saucy == - - Download CouchDB from an [[http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi?path=couchdb/source/1.4.0/apache-couchdb-1.4.0.tar.gz|apache mirror]]. - - {{{ - ### make sure you have a couchdb user for the daemon, and couchb group also - ## get developer tools dependencies - sudo apt-get install -y g++ - sudo apt-get install -y erlang-dev erlang-manpages erlang-base-hipe erlang-eunit erlang-nox erlang-xmerl erlang-inets - ### other packages that are not required but may be useful - # - require GUI packages / X - # sudo apt-get install -y erlang-observer erlang-appmon erlang-debugger erlang-et - # - useful erlang tools to develop with - # sudo apt-get install -y erlang-dialyzer erlang-percept erlang-typer erlang-edoc erlang-os-mon erlang-runtime-tools erlang-inviso erlang-tools - - ### couchdb developer dependencies - sudo apt-get install -y libmozjs185-dev libicu-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libtool - ### unpack source - cd /tmp && tar xvzf apache-couchdb-1.4.0.tar.gz - cd apache-couchdb-* - ./configure && make - ### install - sudo make install - - ### remove leftovers from ubuntu packages - sudo rm /etc/logrotate.d/couchdb /etc/init.d/couchdb - - ### install logrotate and initd scripts - sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/logrotate.d/couchdb /etc/logrotate.d/couchdb - sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/init.d/couchdb /etc/init.d - sudo update-rc.d couchdb defaults - }}} - - - === Alternatively: using build-couchdb === - - There is a project called [[https://github.com/iriscouch/build-couchdb|build-couchdb]] that automates and simplifies the building of CouchDB and its dependencies. If you want to build the newest version of Couch with the least amount of pain this is probably your best bet. See the [[https://github.com/iriscouch/build-couchdb|project Readme]] for instructions. - - # Add couchdb user account - useradd -d /var/lib/couchdb couchdb - chown -R couchdb: /var/lib/couchdb /var/log/couchdb - - # next two steps fix problems where adding admin hangs or setting admins in local.ini hangs the start. Also fixes problems with reader_acl test. - chown -R root:couchdb /etc/couchdb - chmod 664 /etc/couchdb/*.ini - chmod 775 /etc/couchdb/*.d - - # start couchdb - /etc/init.d/couchdb start - # Start couchdb on system start - update-rc.d couchdb defaults - - # Verify couchdb is running - curl http://127.0.0.1:5984/ - # {"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.0.1"} - }}} - - === Example 1 (Alternate) === - The default installation of Ubuntu desktop 10.04 has a lot of version 0.10.0 CouchDB files and I did not want to worry about having them mixed with my source installed files. - - This set of install instructions is modified from Example 1 and places all current CouchDB files within the `/usr/local/` tree. Any other CouchDB related files outside of `/usr/local/` can be deleted or ignored. - - {{{ - sudo su - # Install dependencies required to build couchdb from source - apt-get build-dep couchdb - cd /opt - # download the latest release from http://couchdb.apache.org/downloads.html - # wget <url> - tar xvzf apache-couchdb-x.xx.x.tar.gz - cd apache-couchdb-x.xx.x - - - # Note: To install couchdb in the default location use --prefix= in the configure statement - # Note: To check what XULRunner version you have installed use xulrunner -v. CouchDB-1.1.x and older will not work with XULRunner 2.0+. - - # Note: See Additional Notes (below) for additional, necessary information about using CouchDB-1.1.x and older on Ubuntu versions less than 11.04. - # Note: The extra --with-js-* options should not be used with CouchDB-1.2 (current trunk) and newer on Ubuntu 11.04+, where building against libmozjs185-dev is preferred. - - ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/ --with-js-lib=/usr/lib/xulrunner-devel-1.9.x.y/lib --with-js-include=/usr/lib/xulrunner-devel-1.9.x.y/include - - # Test installation, you will have problems regarding libmozjs and xulrunner here if you have not already corrected them - make check - - # Now you can compile and install couchdb - make && make install - - # vi /etc/passwd here and change home directory to /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb/, couchdb user is created during make && make install - - # change file ownership from root to couchdb user and adjust permissions - chown -R couchdb: /usr/local/var/{lib,log,run}/couchdb /usr/local/etc/couchdb - chmod 0770 /usr/local/var/{lib,log,run}/couchdb/ - chmod 664 /usr/local/etc/couchdb/*.ini - chmod 775 /usr/local/etc/couchdb/*.d - - # start couchdb - cd /etc/init.d - ln -s /usr/local/etc/init.d/couchdb couchdb - /etc/init.d/couchdb start - # Start couchdb on system start - update-rc.d couchdb defaults - - # Verify couchdb is running - curl http://127.0.0.1:5984/ - # {"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.0.1"} - - # run test suite in firefox at http://127.0.0.1:5984/_utils/couch_tests.html?script/couch_tests.js - }}} - - === Example 2 (with minimal dependencies) === - Tested with CouchDB versions: 0.11.0, 1.0.0 - - This example is especially useful when using a minimal Ubuntu, rather than a full desktop one, as it won't install as many packages as the previous example. - - ==== Dependencies: ==== - First, install SpiderMonkey from source, as described [[Installing_SpiderMonkey|here]] (this should prevent the possible xulrunner issues described later). - - Second, install the rest of the dependencies: - - {{{ - sudo apt-get install libicu-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libtool erlang-dev erlang - }}} - - ''Note: Without the 'erlang' package, couchdb could still be installed, but would be missing important erlang libraries and won't run properly.'' - - ==== Installation: ==== - {{{ - couch_v='1.0.0' - prefix='/usr/local' - - # install: - tar zxvf apache-couchdb-${couch_v}.tar.gz - cd apache-couchdb-${couch_v} - ./configure --prefix=${prefix} - make && sudo make install - - # add couchdb user: - sudo useradd -d ${prefix}/var/lib/couchdb couchdb - - # correct permissions: - sudo chown -R couchdb: ${prefix}/var/{lib,log,run}/couchdb ${prefix}/etc/couchdb - sudo chmod 0770 ${prefix}/var/{lib,log,run}/couchdb ${prefix}/etc/couchdb - }}} - - === Additional Notes === - '''Problems after upgrading from source''' - - If you have previously built and installed from source it is likely that there will be a previous version of the Erlang libraries (couch-x.x.x, erlang-oauth, etap, ibrowse-x.x.x, mochiweb-xxx) in `/usr/local/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib`. These should be removed before doing `sudo make install` for the new version. If you only discover a problem (e.g., CouchDB crashes) after doing the new install, the problem might be solved by manually removing everything in `/usr/local/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib` and redoing `sudo make install`. - - <<Anchor(xulrunner.conf)>> - - ==== Problems with libmozjs and xulrunner? ==== - In Ubuntu 10.04 you may get an error similar to this: - - {{{ - OS Process Error <0.4649.0> :: {os_process_error,{exit_status,127}} - /opt/couchdb/lib/couchdb/bin/couchjs: error while loading shared libraries: libmozjs.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory - }}} - - This is can be resolved by creating an xulrunner configuration as follows: - - {{{ - sudo vi /etc/ld.so.conf.d/xulrunner.conf - }}} - - ''Note: To check what XULRunner version you have installed use xulrunner -v'' - - Then add the following lines to the file (You may need to change the library version to match whats installed): - - {{{ - /usr/lib/xulrunner-x.x.x.x - /usr/lib/xulrunner-devel-x.x.x.x - }}} - - Once the configuration files is created and saved, you will need to run `ldconfig`: - - {{{ - sudo /sbin/ldconfig - }}} - - This solution is referenced in bug report [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xulrunner-1.9/+bug/557275|#557275]]. - - ==== Installing spidermonkey from source ==== - - This has been tested on Ubuntu 8.04 Server, with couchdb 1.2.0, from source. - - {{{ - install_spidermonkey_ ( ) { - cd /tmp - SPIDERMONKEY_VER="js185-1.0.0" - SPIDERMONKEY_DIR="js-1.8.5" - wget http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/js/${SPIDERMONKEY_VER}.tar.gz - tar xvzf ${SPIDERMONKEY_VER}.tar.gz - cd ${SPIDERMONKEY_DIR}/js/src - make distclean 2> /dev/null # Just in case it is dirty - ./configure - make clean - make - sudo make install - sudo ldconfig # Make sure the new libraries are reachable - } - install_spidermonkey_ - }}} - - And then, to build couch: - {{{ - JS_LIB="/usr/local/lib/libmozjs185.so" - JS_INCLUDE="/usr/local/include/js" - ./configure --with-js-lib=${JS_LIB} --with-js-include=${JS_INCLUDE} - }}} - - Note: because the libtools in Ubuntu 8.04 are old, the macro LT_INIT is not supported. - To install CouchDB 1.2.0, some hacking must be performed on the configure script: - - {{{ - sed -i -e 's/^LT_INIT/#LT_INIT/' configure - }}} - - ==== System updates ==== - When performing system updates (using apt-get or package manager) please keep in mind that the `/etc/ld.so.conf.d/xulrunner.conf` file is not maintained by the system and will not be updated if a new version of xulrunner is deployed! - - So please check the update content in order to determine if the xulrunner package is being updated, then make sure that you update the configuration file with new version number. - - You can use the following command line in order to update your xulrunner configuration: - - {{{ - find /usr/lib -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "xulrunner-*" | grep -v 'addons' > /tmp/new.xulrunner.conf && sudo cp /tmp/new.xulrunner.conf /etc/ld.so.conf.d/xulrunner.conf && sudo /sbin/ldconfig - }}} - - You need to re-start your couchdb server after the library configuration update! - - ==== Don't forget to configure logging! ==== - - ===== Setup log rotate ===== - - First off, a lot of people run CouchDB from source which means that in 99% of all installs, the log rotation is not activated. - - To fix this (on Ubuntu/Debian), do the following: - - {{{ - sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/logrotate.d/couchdb /etc/logrotate.d/couchdb - }}} - - ,,Don't forget to change the path to match your installation.,, - - Make sure to familiarize yourself with log rotate. Depending on the space requirements and business of your installation, you should adjust your configuration so that you don't run out of disk space. If CouchDB is unable to log, it will crash. - - ===== Adjust the log level ===== - - In most cases it's more than alright to just run with a log level of error. - - Add the following to your ''local.ini'' (in [log]): `level = error` Log directory - - If you are still running out of diskspace? Add the following to your ''local.ini'' (in [log]): - - `file = /path/to/more/diskspace/couch.log` - - ... if you adjusted the above, you will need to correct the config for logrotate.d as well. - - ===== No logging ===== - - Last but not least — if no logs are needed, just turn them off completely. - - These logging tips are based on the recommendations found on Till Klampäckel's Blog article ''[[http://till.klampaeckel.de/blog/archives/95-Operating-CouchDB.html|Operating CouchDB]]''. - - == Note on installing on Ubuntu Desktop flavors == - If you're ''not'' running Ubuntu server, but rather running some variant of Ubuntu desktop, I'd strongly recommend compiling from source and keeping the default prefix of `/usr/local`. Ubuntu comes standard with ''couchdb-bin'', and uses ''desktop-couch'' with tools like Ubuntu One, gwibber, and evolution. But, Lucid Lynx ships with version 0.10.0. This is a long-term support item, but that doesn't mean Canonical will be releasing 0.11 anytime soon. - - So, to install a parallel version of current CouchDB on an Ubuntu desktop system, you should download build from source, being careful to keep the default install prefix of `/usr/local`, and following all of the above instructions about libraries and dependencies. - - Then, after installing CouchDB, you can still get it to start at boot as normal, but because 0.11.x is in `/usr/local`, just running - - {{{ - sudo update-rc.d couchdb defaults - }}} - - is probably ''not'' going to do the right thing. What is seems to do is look in the `/etc/init.d` directory, where it will likely find the 0.10 version of CouchDB. - - Instead, you have force the system to use the version of CouchDB installed in `/usr/local`. There should be an option to update-rc.d that will tell it to look in `/usr/local/etc` rather than `/etc`, but I couldn't find it. - - A brute force way to make it work is to do something like: - - {{{ - sudo mv /etc/init.d/couchdb /etc/init.d/couchdb.0.10.donotuse - sudo ln -sf /usr/local/etc/init.d/couchdb /etc/init.d/couchdb - sudo update-rc.d couchdb defaults - }}} - - == External Articles == - * [[http://h.imagehost.org/download/0072/How-to_Install_CouchDB_and_CouchDB-Lucene_on_Ubunut_Lucid|Installing CouchDB and CouchDB-Lucene on Ubunut 10.04 Lucid Lynx- PDF]] - * [[http://www.owengriffin.com/posts/2010/04/27/CouchDB_0.11_and_CouchApp_Notes.html#comment-48272833|CouchDB 0.11 and CouchApp Notes]] - * [[http://barkingiguana.com/2008/06/28/installing-couchdb-080-on-ubuntu-804|Installing CouchDB 0.8.0 on Ubuntu 8.04]] - * [[http://japhr.blogspot.com/2009/03/yak-shaving-is-new-dependency-hell.html|Installing Couchdb 0.9 on Ubuntu 9.04]] - * [[http://depth-first.com/articles/2010/01/28/pubcouch-install-couchdb-on-ubuntu-karmic-from-source|Install CouchDB on Ubuntu Karmic From Source]] ''Unfortunately, the Karmic CouchDB binary distribution is broken'' - * [[http://cs.mu/?p=20|Install CouchDB 0.11 on Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid]] -
