Couchbase-lite and CouchDB

Question

I'm unclear about the requirements for using Couchbase-lite.
Is it possible to use Couchbase-lite with CouchDB? Or does Couchbase-lite require Couchbase Server and Sync Gateway? Thanks!

Answer 1

According to the documents it is 100% compatible with both CouchDB and Couchbase.

http://docs.couchbase.com/couchbase-lite/cbl-concepts/#can-couchbase-lite-replicate-with-apache-couchdb-servers

Also I found this blog post on syncing IOS with CouchDB, might be useful! http://blog.lunarlogic.io/2013/synchronization-using-couchdb/

Edit

Official Couchbase link above isn't valid anymore however the following official article from Couchbase lists the other databases that are compatible: (CouchDB,PouchDB,Cloudant)http://developer.couchbase.com/documentation/mobile/current/develop/guides/couchbase-lite/native-api/replication/index.html