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Resolving "Connection Refused" Error With CouchDB 1.0.1 on WindowsServer

If you run into a "Connection Refused" error when trying to access CouchDB from somewhere other than localhost, luckily it's an easy fix.

By default CouchBD is set to bind only to 127.0.0.1, which I suppose is nice for security reasons since when you first install CouchDB it's wide open.

To fix this, open {couchdb_install_dir}etccouchdbdefault.ini and in the [httpd] section, change the bind_address value from 127.0.0.1 to 0.0.0.0 so it will be accessible from any IP.

Save the file, restart CouchDB, and you should be golden.
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Saphkey said…
Thank you very much for this post!
It's so simple. I can't believe they don't mention localhost being the only default connection, or how to change this in the "Getting started with CouchDB" document.
April 27, 2016 at 7:37 AM
Robert Kinsey said…
Can't get this to work, can ssh into the machine, but not to couchdb, access denied, is there possibly another setting that is causing this?
January 4, 2017 at 7:08 AM
Matt Woodward said…
What OS are you using? You may have to open the port in the machines iptables or firewall settings.
January 4, 2017 at 8:12 AM
Rob Kinsey said…
Thanks for such a quick reply, Linux, raspberry pi but actually, I have just found the answer, it was the firewall at work, I was trying to ssh using putty, it didn't occur to me that both machines need to have that port open. Anyway, I successfully connected to another linux machine, so all good now.
January 4, 2017 at 11:14 AM
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