Set up CouchDB on EC2

couchdb-ec2-install.sh

#!/bin/bash

#
# This script installs and configures couchdb on a fresh Amazon Linux AMI instance.
#
# Must be run with root privileges
# Tested with Amazon Linux AMI release 2011.02.1.1 (ami-8c1fece5)
#

export BUILD_DIR="$PWD"

# install gem dependencies
yum install gcc gcc-c++ libtool curl-devel ruby-rdoc zlib-devel openssl-devel make automake rubygems perl git-core
gem install rake --no-ri --no-rdoc

if [ ! -e "/usr/local/bin/couchdb" ]
then

  if [ ! -d "$BUILD_DIR/build-couchdb" ]
  then
    # get build-couch code
    git clone git://github.com/iriscouch/build-couchdb
    cd $BUILD_DIR/build-couchdb/
    git submodule init
    git submodule update
  fi

  # run build-couch
  cd $BUILD_DIR/build-couchdb/
  rake git="git://git.apache.org/couchdb.git tags/1.1.0" install=/usr/local
fi

# install our .ini
cat << 'EOF' > /usr/local/etc/couchdb/local.ini
[couchdb]
delayed_commits = false

[httpd]
port = 80
bind_address = 0.0.0.0
socket_options = [{recbuf, 262144}, {sndbuf, 262144}, {nodelay, true}]
WWW-Authenticate = Basic realm="administrator"
;WWW-Authenticate = bummer

[couch_httpd_auth]
require_valid_user = true

[log]
level = error

[admins]
EOF

# generate & set the initial password
export ADMIN_PASSWORD=`mkpasswd`
echo "admin = ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}" >> /usr/local/etc/couchdb/local.ini

# allow beam to bind to port 80 (not necessary if you make httpd.port >=1024)
setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.8.4/bin/beam

if [ ! -e "/etc/logrotate.d/couchdb" ]
then
  # add couch.log to logrotate
  ln -s /usr/local/etc/logrotate.d/couchdb /etc/logrotate.d/
  # change to daily rotation
  sed -e s/weekly/daily/g -i /usr/local/etc/logrotate.d/couchdb
  #logrotate -v -f /etc/logrotate.d/couchdb 
fi

# add couchdb user
adduser --system --home /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb -M --shell /bin/bash --comment "CouchDB" couchdb

# change file ownership
chown -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/local/etc/couchdb /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb /usr/local/var/log/couchdb /usr/local/var/run/couchdb

# run couchdb on startup
ln -s /usr/local/etc/rc.d/couchdb /etc/init.d/couchdb
chkconfig --add couchdb
chkconfig --level 345 couchdb on

# done!
echo
echo
echo "Installation complete!"
echo "Couchdb admin password was set to: ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}"
echo
echo "Couchdb is ready to start. Run:"
echo "    sudo service couchdb start"

on my instance erts is v 5.9
changed line to read:

allow beam to bind to port 80 (not necessary if you make httpd.port >=1024)

setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/local/lib/erlang/erts-5.9/bin/beam

i also changed
rake git="git://git.apache.org/couchdb.git tags/1.2.0" install=/usr/local

After these two changes it seemed to run.

Installing on AWS 64 bit linux large instance.

Made the changes in the comments above and the script ran to completion. erts was 5.9.1.3 btw.

service couchdb start and it's running as checked with ps ax

service couchdb status returns blank line.

curl http://localhost:5984/
curl: (7) couldn't connect to host

I'm wondering if it's a 64 bit issue.

hello people,
can someone please help me.
I am new to this stuff.
What do i have to type in the terminal in order to run the *sh script.
I am struggeling even with downloading the script :-/
I build up an aws linux ec2 and have access via ssh.
Please help :-)

Great script! Maybe consider using 1.3.0 instead, and R14B04 as your erlang release. Nice to update it a bit :-). @cesine your changes are spot on, good work!

503 Service Temporarily Unavailable while accessing https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb.git

Successfully installed rake-12.3.0
1 gem installed
./couchDBScript.sh: line 30: rake: command not found

rake not found even after installation. why is that?