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CouchDB Cheat Sheet
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| No. | Operation/Command | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Install CouchDB | sudo apt-get install couchdb |
| 2. | Start/Stop CouchDB | sudo service couchdb start |
sudo service couchdb stop | ||
| 3. | Access CouchDB Fauxton (Web UI) | http://localhost:5984/_utils/ |
| 4. | Create a Database | curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/mydatabase |
| 5. | List All Databases | curl http://localhost:5984/_all_dbs |
| 6. | Delete a Database | curl -X DELETE http://localhost:5984/mydatabase |
| 7. | Insert a Document | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/mydatabase -d '{"key": "value"}' |
| 8. | Retrieve a Document | curl http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/document_id |
| 9. | Update a Document | curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/document_id -d '{"new_key": "new_value"}' |
| 10. | Delete a Document | curl -X DELETE http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/document_id?rev=document_revision |
| 11. | Bulk Insert Documents | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/_bulk_docs -d '{"docs": [{"key": "value1"}, {"key": "value2"}]}' |
| 12. | Create a Design Document | curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/_design/mydesign -d '{"views": {"myview": {"map": "function(doc) { emit(doc._id, null); }"}}}' |
| 13. | Query a View | curl http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/_design/mydesign/_view/myview |
| 14. | Replication - Create a Replication Document | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/_replicate -d '{"source": "http://source_db_url", "target": "http://target_db_url"}' |
| 15. | Compact a Database | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/_compact |
| 16. | View Database Information | curl http://localhost:5984/mydatabase |
| 17. | Create a User | curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/_users/org.couchdb.user:newuser -d '{"name": "newuser", "password": "password", "roles": [], "type": "user"}' |
| 18. | List All Users | curl http://localhost:5984/_users/_all_docs |
| 19. | Delete a User | curl -X DELETE http://localhost:5984/_users/org.couchdb.user:newuser?rev=user_revision |
| 20. | Security - Create an API Key | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/_api/v2/db/mydatabase/_security/apiKeys -H "Authorization: Basic base64(username:password)" |
| 21. | View Active Tasks | curl http://localhost:5984/_active_tasks |
| 22. | Configure CouchDB | Edit the local.ini configuration file. |
| 23. | Backup a Database | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/_replicate -d '{"source": "http://localhost:5984/mydatabase", "target": "backup_location"}' |
| 24. | Restore a Database | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/_replicate -d '{"source": "backup_location", "target": "http://localhost:5984/mydatabase"}' |
| 25. | Check CouchDB Version | curl http://localhost:5984 |
| 26. | View Logs | tail -f /opt/couchdb/var/log/couchdb/couch.log |
| 27. | Enable CORS | Edit the local.ini configuration file and add the necessary CORS configurations. |
| 28. | Change Admin Password | curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/_config/admins/admin -d '"new_password"' |
| 29. | MapReduce Example | Create map and reduce functions in a design document. |
| 30. | Compact View | curl -X POST http://localhost:5984/mydatabase/_compact/mydesign/myview |