Hi Tim! Why not just to setup database authorization? http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Security_Features_Overview#Authorization
However, if you'd like to completely hide database, even his name, probably placing CouchDB behind proxy(nginx) would be the best solution. Also, instead of moving .couch file far away from /var/lib/couchdb you could play with chmod to remove rw permissions from couch user for your secret db, but take a look on previous options first. -- ,,,^..^,,, On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Tim Tisdall <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to temporarily open the port for couchdb so I can access futon. > However, I have a large database already in there that I don't want > accessible by the public. If I temporarily move the database_name.couch > file from the var/lib/couchdb/ directory and then move it back after allow > me to hide the database? I just want to make sure that I'm not missing > something such that copying it back will result in it no longer working. > > -Tim
