I've got CouchDB installed on my linux cloud server and I'm trying to access the "Futon Welcome Screen". The O'Reilly book says to go to "127.0.0.1:portnum", but I'm not working on localhost, it is my remote server, so I should be able to use "xxx.xxx.xxx.x:portnum" (my remote address) to access Futon right? This is not working, do I need a virtual host or something? Thanks.
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Go to your local.ini file. (probably in /etc/couchdb) and set bind_address to either 0.0.0.0 (ie. respond to all IP addresses) or specify another IP address that you're either using in your LAN (private) or over the internet. (public)
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4I'd suggest [turning off Admin Party](http://guide.couchdb.org/draft/security.html), especially if one goes with the 0.0.0.0 bind address. – Matt Passell Apr 23 '11 at 19:12
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1finally, restart the couchdb service to effect. – whoami Feb 02 '16 at 03:00