How do I change the database file location for couchdb?

I've got couchdb installed from a package manager (Ubuntu, 10.04), but the partition where couchdb is installed is not especially big (~5GB). I'd like to move the database files to a bigger partition I set aside 开发者_StackOverflow社区for the db, but I can't seem to find how to do it anywhere.

I suspect it's a local.ini tweak, but I've got nothing to back that up.

That is in local.ini

[couchdb]
database_dir = /path/to/the/databases
view_index_dir = /path/to/the/views

Good luck!

You could also take advantage of symbolic linking. Move the contents of /var/lib/couchdb into your desired directory, and create a symbolic link. Be sure to give the couchdb user permissions to the symlink.

Here is the documentation for Couchdb 3.2.2:

https://docs.couchdb.org/en/3.2.2-docs/config/intro.html

Here is what worked for me in Ubuntu:

1. Stop the couchdb service

   sudo service couchdb stop

2. Modify the default.ini file

   sudo vi /opt/couchdb/etc/default.ini

Lines to modify:

[couchdb]
database_dir = {new location}
view_index_dir = {new location}

3. Copy the data

sudo rsync -av /opt/couchdb/data/ {new location}

4. Restart and check the service

   sudo service couchdb start

   sudo service couchdb status