2.2. Installation on Windows
There are two ways to install CouchDB on Windows.
2.2.1. Installation from binaries
This is the simplest way to go.
- Get the latest Windows binaries from the CouchDB web site.Old releases are available at archive.
- Follow the installation wizard steps. Be sure to install CouchDB to apath with no spaces, such as
C:\CouchDB
. - Your installation is not complete. Be sure to complete theSetupsteps for a single node or clustered installation.
- Open up Fauxton
- It’s time to Relax!
Note
In some cases you might been asked to reboot Windows to completeinstallation process, because of using on different Microsoft Visual C++runtimes by CouchDB.
Note
Upgrading note
It’s recommended to uninstall previous CouchDB version before upgrading,especially if the new one is built against different Erlang release.The reason is simple: there may be leftover libraries with alternative orincompatible versions from old Erlang release that may create conflicts,errors and weird crashes.
In this case, make sure you backup of your local.ini config and CouchDBdatabase/index files.
2.2.2. Installation from sources
See also
Glazier: Automate building of CouchDB from source on Windows