2.1. Single Node Setup

After installation and initial startup, visit Fauxton at . You will be asked to set up CouchDB as a single-node instance or set up a cluster. When you click “Single-Node-Setup”, you will get asked for an admin username and password. Choose them well and remember them.

Another option is to set the configuration parameter in your local.ini file. When doing this, CouchDB will create the system database for you on restart.

Note that the last of these is not necessary if you do not expect to be using the global changes feed. Feel free to delete this database if you have created it, it has grown in size, and you do not need the function (and do not wish to waste system resources on compacting it regularly.)