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How to access CouchDB server from another computer?

I created a couchDB on my computer, that is I used the Python line server = couchdb.Server('http://localhost:5984')

I want to share this database with two other colleagues. How can I make it available to them? For the moment, I am comfortable giving them full admin privileges until I get a better handle on this.

I tried to read the relevant parts of CouchDB: The Definitive Guide, but I still don't get it.

How would they access it? They can't just type in my computer's IP address?

Solution

  • In order to avoid NAT problems, I would use an external service like Cloudant or Iris Couch. You can replicate your local database against the common DB in the cloud and your colleagues can connect to it.