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I have the ability to shell into a Linux (RHEL6) server, and manage mostly everything, but I don't have root user abilities, so I can't use YUM or any of the available package managers on the box. Due to some red tape, I've been told if I can get CouchDB installed to just a specific context root, I can then start it up as a service using any server side script.

My problem is, my workstation is a windows machine, and I can't figure out how to get a compiled version of CouchDB installed on the Linux box without using Yum or any other package manager.

Can CouchDB be installed to run as a daemon on just a specific context root, and can I get it uploaded to that root without having to initiate that download from the server?

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I would try the following (sorry, a lot of steps)

  • Get yourself a Linux desktop in a VM, VirtualBox is free
  • Since your server is Redhat, you might be able to skip base Linux install using a ready image
  • Install GIT
  • Clone the build-couchdb project and follow the make instructions on the project page
  • As a result you have a full self contained couch-db instance in the build directory
  • copy the content of the build directory onto your Linux box where you have access
  • inside the copied directory structure you will find etc/couchdb/default.ini and local.ini in those files you need to adjust the path to the directory you copied the code
  • voila: a ready CouchDB instance

Last step: add the deamon script -> I wonder how that works without root access?

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  • I've been able to use a cross-compiler to accomplish what I need in terms of building from source on a windows machine and outputting a .so, but I still don't know whether or not I can start the couch service as a non-root user. I do have the ability however, to work with the server admin to permission dirs however we need to, so if couch could be installed inside a context root instead of /etc/init.d/ I'd probably be good to go.
    – Brian Vanderbusch
    Dec 27, 2013 at 15:16
  • on a side note, I've managed to fulfill my needs using ArangoDB, since it has the compile RHEL version on it's site as MIT licensed software, and I can just upload it directly to any directory I need, and run it from there. I just need to ensure there aren't any port conflicts on stuff like that.
    – Brian Vanderbusch
    Dec 27, 2013 at 15:18
  • Brian, the build-couchdb compiles couchDB so it can run from the location where it was compiled (or moved to). I run if off my home directory. All the couchDB documentation suggests NOT to run it as root, but with a designated user. So you should be good. Feel free to accept the answer :-)
    – stwissel
    Dec 27, 2013 at 15:24

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