I use a symlink on my linux box (ubuntu 15) to point to a different harddisk.
In theory it could work for a USB as long as the file permissions are correct - I guess you'll have to experiment. However the performance would be bad when data is persisted and views are being built/updated. The couchdb server may need to be started after the drive is mounted. -Sharath On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 9:40 AM, bryan rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to run couchdb on mac and ubuntu from a usb, I suppose that is > impossible so the best solution would be to install on both OS and then > either edit config or use a symlink to point to db records saved on the > usb. Is my surmise correct in this instance? Has anyone done either of > these methods and which do you suggest as the best one - drawbacks with the > methods. Does anyone have a script that already does this (configure local > couchdb instance to look for its db files in an external drive at startup)? > > Thanks, > Bryan Rasmussen >
