From f8669f6ea0e9239b1270d4c65244aad6541549e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dmunch Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 12:07:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] install/index.rst: More details on Single-Node-Setup MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Stress the fact that the “Single-Node-Setup” creates the system databases for you. Add how single node setup can be done without using the wizard. --- src/install/index.rst | 19 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/install/index.rst b/src/install/index.rst index 5eb7ae93..854f82d7 100644 --- a/src/install/index.rst +++ b/src/install/index.rst @@ -39,15 +39,18 @@ advantage of the new scaling and fault-tolerance features in CouchDB After installation and initial startup, visit Fauxton at ``http://127.0.0.01:5984/_utils#setup``. You will be asked to set up -CouchDB as a single-node instance or set up a cluster. - -When you click “Single-Node-Setup”, you will get asked for an admin -username and password. Choose them well and remember them. You can also +CouchDB as a single-node instance or set up a cluster. When you +click “Single-Node-Setup”, you will get asked for an admin username +and password. Choose them well and remember them. You can also bind CouchDB to a public port, so it is accessible within your LAN or -the public, if you are doing this on a public VM. - -When you run 2.0 as a single node, it doesn't create system databases -on startup. You have to do this manually: +the public, if you are doing this on a public VM. The wizard then configures +your admin username and password and creates the three system databases +_users, _replicator and _global_changes for you. + +Alternatively, if you don't want to use the “Single-Node-Setup” wizard +and run 2.0 as a single node with admin username and password already +configured make sure to create the three three system databases +manually on startup: .. code-block:: shell