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Install Couchbase Server on Ubuntu and Debian

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      Couchbase Server can be installed on Ubuntu Linux and Debian Linux for production and development use-cases. Root and non-root installations are supported.

      Use the instructions on this page to install Couchbase Server on Ubuntu and Debian platforms using Couchbase-provided deb packages. The instructions support both Enterprise and Community editions.

      If you’re upgrading an existing installation of Couchbase Server, refer to Upgrading Couchbase Server.

      Before You Install

      Couchbase Server works out-of-the-box with most OS configurations. However, the procedures on this page assume the following:

      For production deployments, make sure to follow the deployment guidelines so that your systems and environment are properly sized and configured before installation.

      Basic Installation

      You must be logged in as root (superuser) or use sudo to run the installation commands.

      Install Using Apt

      The Advanced Package Tool (apt) provides the simplest and most comprehensive way to install Couchbase Server on Ubuntu and Debian platforms. This method involves downloading and installing a small meta package from Couchbase, which apt can then use to automatically download and install Couchbase Server and all of its dependencies.

      1. Download the meta package.

        curl -O https://packages.couchbase.com/releases/couchbase-release/couchbase-release-1.0-amd64.deb

      2. Install the meta package.

        sudo apt-get install -y ./couchbase-release-1.0-amd64.deb

        The meta package installs the necessary information for apt to be able to retrieve all of the necessary Couchbase Server installation packages and dependencies.

      3. Reload the local package database.

        sudo apt-get update

      4. Install Couchbase Server.

        • Enterprise

        • Community

        To install the latest release
        sudo apt-get install couchbase-server
        To install a specific release

        1. List the available releases.

          apt list -a couchbase-server

          Available releases are listed with their full version-build number:

          couchbase-server/xenial 7.0.3-7031 amd64

        2. Specify a release to install it.

          sudo apt-get install couchbase-server=version-string

          Using the example listing from the previous step, the resulting installation command would be:

          sudo apt-get install couchbase-server=7.0.3-7031
        To install the latest release
        sudo apt-get install couchbase-server-community
        To install a specific release

        1. List the available releases.

          apt list -a couchbase-server-community

          Available releases are listed with their full version-build number:

          couchbase-server-community/xenial 7.0.3-7031 amd64

        2. Specify a release to install it.

          sudo apt-get install couchbase-server-community=version-string

          Using the example listing from the previous step, the resulting installation command would be:

          sudo apt-get install couchbase-server-community=7.0.3-7031

        The apt-get command automatically downloads and installs the latest version of Couchbase Server, along with all of its dependencies.

        Once installation is complete, Couchbase Server will start automatically (and will continue to start automatically at run levels 2, 3, 4, and 5, and explicitly shut down at run levels 0, 1, and 6). You can use the systemctl command (service on older operating systems) to start and stop the Couchbase Server service, as well as check the current status. Refer to Couchbase Server Startup and Shutdown for more information.

      5. Open a web browser and access the Couchbase Web Console to verify that the installation was successful and that the node is available.

      Install Using Deb Package

      Install Couchbase Server on Ubuntu and Debian using a full deb package provided by Couchbase.

      1. Download the appropriate package from the Couchbase downloads page.

      2. Reload the local package database.

        sudo apt-get update

      3. Install Couchbase Server.

        sudo apt-get install -y ./package-name.deb

        Once installation is complete, Couchbase Server will start automatically (and will continue to start automatically at run levels 2, 3, 4, and 5, and explicitly shut down at run levels 0, 1, and 6). You can use the systemctl command (service on older operating systems) to start and stop the Couchbase Server service, as well as check the current status. Refer to Couchbase Server Startup and Shutdown for more information.

      4. Open a web browser and access the Couchbase Web Console to verify that the installation was successful and that the node is available.

      Installing as Non-Root

      Non-root installation is performed identically for all supported Linux distributions, including Ubuntu and Debian. For instructions, see Non-Root Install and Upgrade.

      Next Steps

      Following installation and start-up of Couchbase Server, a node must be initialized and provisioned.

      • If it is the first node in a deployment, initialization and provisioning happens all at once when you create a cluster of one.

        Refer to Create a Cluster

      • If you already have an existing cluster, the node is initialized and provisioned when you add it to the cluster.

        Refer to Add a Node and Rebalance

      • Optionally, initialization can be performed explicitly and independently of provisioning, as a prior process, in order to establish certain configurations, such as custom disk-paths.

        Refer to Initialize a Node