couchdb Command Examples

Command-line interface for Apache CouchDB database server. More information: https://couchdb.apache.org.

• Start CouchDB:

couchdb

• Start CouchDB interactive shell:

couchdb -i

• Start CouchDB as a background process:

couchdb -b

• Kill the background process (Note: It will respawn if needed):

couchdb -k

• Shutdown the background process:

couchdb -d