gistfile1.js

// index.js
'use strict';

var app = require('express')();
var jsonParser = require('body-parser').json({limit: '1mb'});

var db = require('./routes/db.js');
var doc = require('./routes/document.js');

app.put('/:db', jsonParser, db.createDB);
// app.get('/:db', jsonParser, db.getDB); etc..

app.listen(5985);


// routes/db.js
'use strict';

var PouchDB = require('pouchdb');

module.exports = {

  // Create a database
  createDB: function (req, res, next) {
    var name = encodeURIComponent(req.params.db);
    new PouchDB(name, function (err, db) {
      if (err) return res.status(412).send(err);
      res.status(201).send({ok: true});
    });
  })

};