3. Setup — Apache CouchDB 2.3 Documentation

# 3. Setup

CouchDB 2.x can be deployed in either a single-node or a clustered configuration. This section covers the first-time setup steps required for each of these configurations.

- 3.1. Single Node Setup
- 3.2. Cluster Set Up
  - 3.2.1. Ports and Firewalls
  - 3.2.2. Configure and Test the Communication with Erlang
  - 3.2.3. Preparing CouchDB nodes to be joined into a cluster
  - 3.2.4. The Cluster Setup Wizard
  - 3.2.5. The Cluster Setup API