Creating the app database

How I finally got a server with couchdb up and running:

• Launch this bitnami AMI: https://bitnami.com/stack/couchdb/cloud/aws
• Getting credentials:
  • https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/infrastructure/couchdb/get-started/first-steps/
• Set up ports: 5498 & 6498
  • https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/faq/administration/use-firewall/
• Follow these directions:
  • https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/infrastructure/couchdb/administration/connect-remotely/
    • open 5984 and 6984 in ec2 settings
  • https://docs.bitnami.com/aws/infrastructure/couchdb/administration/enable-ssl/
    • one (major) gotcha: server.crt and server.key are not already created.
    • so create them
      • sudo openssl genrsa --> Then paste that into /opt/bitnami/couchdb/conf/server.key
      • sudo openssl req -new -x509 -key /opt/bitnami/couchdb/conf/server.key -out /opt/bitnami/couchdb/conf/server.crt -days 1095
      • then restart: sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart couchdb
      • then check: curl https://127.0.0.1:6984/

Then

• Go to http://DATABASEURL:5984/_utils/#setup

• Create admin user/pass

• --> Config

• --> CORS

• --> Enable CORS

• --> Main config

  • --> couch_peruser
    • --> enable : true
  • --> daemons
    • httpd: {couch_httpd, start_link, [https]}
  • ssl (https://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/How_to_enable_SSL; http://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/config/http.html)
    • enable : true
    • cert_file = /full/path/to/server_cert.pem
    • key_file = /full/path/to/server_key.pem

Also set up CORS - allowable domains (?)