Install CouchDB 1.6.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 (origin : pixelpark/ppnet)

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# via http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Installing_on_Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install --yes build-essential curl git
sudo apt-get install --yes python-software-properties python g++ make

sudo apt-get install -y erlang-dev erlang-manpages erlang-base-hipe erlang-eunit erlang-nox erlang-xmerl erlang-inets
sudo apt-get install -y libmozjs185-dev libicu-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libtool

# via http://ftp.fau.de/apache/couchdb/source/1.6.1/
cd /tmp
wget http://ftp.fau.de/apache/couchdb/source/1.6.1/apache-couchdb-1.6.1.tar.gz
tar xvzf apache-couchdb-*

cd apache-couchdb-*
./configure && make

sudo make install



useradd -d /var/lib/couchdb couchdb
chown -R couchdb: /var/lib/couchdb /var/log/couchdb

# vi /etc/passwd here and change home directory to /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb/


chown -R couchdb: /usr/local/var/{lib,log,run}/couchdb /usr/local/etc/couchdb
chmod 0770 /usr/local/var/{lib,log,run}/couchdb/
chmod 664 /usr/local/etc/couchdb/*.ini
chmod 775 /usr/local/etc/couchdb/*.d

cd /etc/init.d
ln -s /usr/local/etc/init.d/couchdb couchdb
/etc/init.d/couchdb start
update-rc.d couchdb defaults

curl http://127.0.0.1:5984/

# vi /usr/local/etc/couchdb/default.ini
#  change bind_adress to 0.0.0.0

service couchdb restart


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after installation,
you can modify /var/local/etc/local.ini 
and if you want to port forwarding to listen to port 80
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 5984
// to make it permanent
apt-get install iptables-persistent
iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4 (may not need)

in case you can't install earlang stuff
sudo apt-get install -y erlang-base erlang-dev erlang-nox erlang-eunit

in case you can't install libmozjs185 ....
add "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main restricted multiverse universe"
to /etc/apt/sources.list