Very basic [node.couchapp.js](https://github.com/mikeal/node.couchapp.js) config files

app.js

var couchapp = require('couchapp'),
    path = require('path');

ddoc = {
  _id: '_design/app',
  rewrites: [{
    from: '',
    to: '/index.html'
  },{
    from: '*',
    to: '/*'
  }],
  views: {},
  lists: {},
  shows: {}
};

couchapp.loadAttachments(ddoc, path.join(__dirname, 'attachments'));

module.exports = ddoc;

couchapp.json

{
  "app": "app.js",
  "db": "http://localhost:5984/couchapp",
  "options": {
    "okay_if_exists": true
  }
}