4. Cluster Management

As of CouchDB 2.0.0, CouchDB can be run in two different modes of operation:

• Standalone
• Cluster

This section details the theory behind CouchDB clusters, and provides specific operational instructions on node, database and shard management.

• 4.1. Theory
• 4.2. Node Management
  • 4.2.1. Adding a node
  • 4.2.2. Removing a node
• 4.3. Database Management
  • 4.3.1. Creating a database
  • 4.3.2. Deleting a database
  • 4.3.3. Placing a database on specific nodes
• 4.4. Shard Management
  • 4.4.1. Introduction
  • 4.4.2. Examining database shards
  • 4.4.3. Moving a shard
  • 4.4.4. Specifying database placement
  • 4.4.5. Resharding a database to a new q value
• 4.5. Clustered Purge
  • 4.5.1. Internal Structures
  • 4.5.2. Compaction of Purges
  • 4.5.3. Local Purge Checkpoint Documents
  • 4.5.4. Internal Replication
  • 4.5.5. Indexes
  • 4.5.6. Config Settings