CouchDB is a database that completely embraces the web. Store your data with JSON documents. Access your documents with your web browser, via HTTP. Query, combine, and transform your documents with JavaScript. CouchDB works well with modern web and mobile apps.
CouchDB also has Fauxton, a native web-based interface built into CouchDB. It provides an interface to the majority of the CouchDB functionality, including the ability to create, update, delete and view documents and configuration parameters.
I’ve already written a blog post for installing CouchDB 2.0 under Rasbian Jessie for Raspberry Pi. I’m updating my instructions for CouchDB 2.1 2.3 and Raspbian Buster (in addition to Stretch and Jessie). I’m presenting this “how-to” in cookbook form — i.e. just type in the commands as presented and you should end up with a functional CouchDB install. For more background and info, check out my previous blog post.
[Updated 10 July, 2019] Continue for detailed instructions