Security Release: CouchDB 2.1.1

The CouchDB project has just announced the immediate availability of a new version that fixes multiple critical security vulnerabilities.

The detailed description of those security vulnerabilities will not be published until November 14th, but updating the server is mandatory. It is highly recommended that you update your CouchDB server to 2.1.1.

Apart from those vulnerabilities, the new version includes several improvements. More information about these improvements can be found in the official announcement.

For new application deployments, including the Bitnami Launchpad, we have released CouchDB 2.1.1 installers, virtual machines and cloud images that include the security fixes to address these vulnerabilities. Users launching Bitnami CouchDB via a cloud marketplace are advised to select version 2.1.1, once it is published.

If you have further questions about this security issue or how to update your Bitnami CouchDB, please post to our community forum. Our support team will be happy to help you!

Welcome CouchDB to the Bitnami Launchpad for Google Cloud Platform!

We're happy to introduce CouchDB as part of the Bitnami Library for the Google Cloud Platform!

CouchDB is a modern and efficient database that completely embraces the web. It allows you to store your data with JSON documents and access them via HTTP.

It works well with modern web and mobile apps. You can even serve your web apps directly out of CouchDB!

Some popular features of CouchDB include:

• Store your data in documents in JSON and access them via HTTP
• Using JavaScript to query, index, combine and transform documents
• Distributing your data using incremental replication
• Primary-Primary setups with automatic conflict detection
• Native support for a RESTful API

You can check out all of these features by deploying CouchDB with one-click on the Bitnami Launchpad for the Google Cloud Platform. Click the button below to get started.

Want to get started right now? Launch your Bitnami CouchDB instance and connect to Futon via the following URL in your browser. There you will be able to create, manage and remove documents:

http://your_server_address:5984/_utils/

If you want to auto-login, you can connect to the following URL:

http://admin:your_password@your_server_address:5984/_utils/

If you want to know more about how to use Bitnami CouchDB, read our wiki page. Still have questions? We would be happy to answer them on our community forum.