Relax
Couch is an acronym for cluster of unreliable commodity hardware
- Initial release in 2005
- Created by Damien Katz
- Apache project in 2008
- Written in Erlang
- Homepage: couchdb.apache.org
- Wiki: wiki.apache.org/couchdb/
- Book: guide.couchdb.org
- NoSQL database
- JSON document store
- JS to query with MapReduce
- RESTful HTTP API
- CouchApps
- Open Source
POST /_replicate {"source":"a-db", "target":"b-db"}
- Easy Replication
- Futon: web-based admin gui
Pro:
- Easy to understand and use
Con:
- It’s losing steam