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I created a couchDB on my computer, that is I used the Python line server = couchdb.Server('http://localhost:5984')

I want to share this database with two other colleagues. How can I make it available to them? For the moment, I am comfortable giving them full admin privileges until I get a better handle on this.

I tried to read the relevant parts of CouchDB: The Definitive Guide, but I still don't get it.

How would they access it? They can't just type in my computer's IP address?

Andy McKenzie
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In order to avoid NAT problems, I would use an external service like Cloudant or Iris Couch. You can replicate your local database against the common DB in the cloud and your colleagues can connect to it.

joscas
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sure they can.

Start your server like this:

server = couchdb.Server('http://192.168.56.1:5984')

Where the IP address is the IP address of your PC. Find this out via the cmd prompt and ipconfig. Then they type in their python console

server = couchdb.Server('http://192.168.56.1:5984')

Yep, exactly the same. The IP identifies it for both you and everyone else. If you want them to access it in a browser then I guess you'll need to write that front end however.

If you are not on the same local network the the same more or less applies, except you'll have to add port forwarding into the mix.

Paul Collingwood
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  • I think my issue has to do with port-forwarding because one of my colleagues is on a different LAN. Do you have a more detailed reference? – mac389 Nov 20 '12 at 02:38
  • it gets specific to the configuration, router type, public/private IP address. http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20917/~/how-is-port-forwarding-configured%3F and if you are on two different seperate LANS it's unlikely you'll be able to make this work without support from your ID department. – Paul Collingwood Nov 20 '12 at 09:28
  • I'm in a hopsital and so I really hope it's IT and not ID (Infectious Diseases) that helps me. :-) My computer isn't that dirty. – mac389 Nov 20 '12 at 13:18
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I would use ngrok (https://ngrok.com/) its free and it will expose your localhost to colleagues in order to access the db.

once you download and execute, in the command line type ngrok http 192.168.56.1:5984 and they should be able to access it when you provide them the url ngrok returns, which exposes your localhost externally

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