1.3. Installation on macOS

Download Apache CouchDB for macOS. Old releases are available at .
Double click on the Zip file
Drag and drop the Apache CouchDB.app into Applications folder

That’s all, now CouchDB is installed on your Mac:

Open up Fauxton, the CouchDB admin interface
Verify the install by clicking on Verify, then Verify Installation.
Your installation is not complete. Be sure to complete the steps for a single node or clustered installation.

Installation on macOS is possible from source. Download the source tarball, extract it, and follow the instructions in the file.

The CouchDB team recommends to run CouchDB persistently and reliably. Configuration of runit is straightforward; if you have questions, reach out to the CouchDB user mailing list.

Consult your system documentation for more information.