This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install CouchDB on Ubuntu 20.04 | 18.04.

Apache CouchDB is a general purpose NoSQL database server that works just like any other database behind an application server of your choice.

It allows you can add custom functions using different programming languages such as Erlang, C/C++, Java, etc… It uses JSON natively and supports binary for all your data storage needs.

It is used by major corporations and businesses looking for high performance NoSQL database systems… Most people will tell you a thing or two about MySQL and MariaDB… however, for professionals, Apache CouchDB is a stable choice.

To learn how to install Apache CouchDB Ubuntu, follow the steps below

Step 1: AddCouchDB Repository to Ubuntu

Adding Apache CouchDB repository to Ubuntu is easy… all you have to run is run the commands below to add the repository key… the key is there to authenticate and validate pacakges from the repository….

Run the commands below to add the repository key and the repository.

sudo apt install curl
curl -L https://couchdb.apache.org/repo/bintray-pubkey.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://apache.bintray.com/couchdb-deb focal main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

When you’re done… continue below…

Step 2: Update and Install Apache CouchDB

Now that the repository and key are added, run the commands below to update and install the latest Apache CouchDB packages…

To install Apache CouchDB, run the commands below

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install apache2 couchdb

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