bingo! Yeah, port forwarding would be the best way to go! On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Dave Cottlehuber <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 17 May 2012 20:58, 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 > > > > An easier solution is to access futon over localhost only and use ssh port > forwarding to get to it remotely. > > But yes, you can move the couch file somewhere else temporarily without > damage. I would stop couch, move & restart couch in between as there will > still be a file handle open even if you rename it, if that's possible atm. > > A+ > Dave >
