Hi Yvonne, yes, either the remote CouchDB instance needs to be directly accessible from the internet, or you need some kind of tunnel or proxy that will provide access to it. PouchDB is not special in this respect; it’s using the same API as everyone else. Cheers,
Adam > On Nov 29, 2017, at 5:15 AM, Yvonne Aburrow <[email protected]> wrote: > > oops I mean SSH tunnel > > Regards, > > *Yvonne Aburrow* > Applications Developer > Information Systems Team > *IT Services <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/obis/>* > Oxford Brookes University <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/> > > extn 2706 > > For enquiries and issues with live systems, please email > [email protected] > > > > On 29 November 2017 at 09:48, Yvonne Aburrow <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Adam >> >> Unfortunately that still didn't work - I got ERR_CONNECTION_RESET again. >> >> I am wondering if I need to use a SSL tunnel to create a local instance (I >> had to do that to access Fauxton). >> >> There doesn't seem to be a script for SSL tunnelling that doesn't involve >> using Node.js >> >> Regards, >> >> *Yvonne Aburrow* >> Applications Developer >> Information Systems Team >> *IT Services <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/obis/>* >> Oxford Brookes University <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/> >> >> extn 2706 >> >> For enquiries and issues with live systems, please email >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On 28 November 2017 at 20:40, Adam Kocoloski <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Yvonne, >>> >>> It looks like you’re trying to make an HTTPS connection to port 5984. Did >>> you customize the server config? The default CouchDB configuration us port >>> *6984* for HTTPS. Cheers, >>> >>> Adam >>> >>>> On Nov 28, 2017, at 9:37 AM, Yvonne Aburrow <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am trying to sync a local PouchDB instance with a remote CouchDB >>> instance >>>> on Google App Engine. I am not using Node.js >>>> >>>> I have successfully logged in to the remote instance >>>> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47474384/couchdb-login- >>> access-on-google-app-engine>, >>>> but I am getting the following error when I try to sync: >>>> >>>> replication paused (e.g. user went offline) >>>> pouchdb-6.3.4.min.js:9 GET >>>> https://<ipaddress>:5984/pouchnotes/?_nonce=1511870134012 >>>> net::ERR_CONNECTION_RESET >>>> >>>> *This is my sync function:* >>>> >>>> PouchNotesObj.prototype.syncnoteset = function (start, end) { >>>> var start = new Date().getTime(); >>>> document.getElementById("syncbutton").innerHTML = "Syncing..."; >>>> >>>> var i, >>>> that = this, >>>> >>>> options = { >>>> doc_ids:['1450853987668'] >>>> }; >>>> >>>> >>>> //options.include_docs = true; >>>> >>>> if(start){ options.startkey = start; } >>>> if(end){ options.endkey = end; } >>>> >>>> PouchDB.sync(this.dbname, this.remote, { retry: true }) >>>> //this.pdb.sync(this.remote, { doc_id:['1450853987668'] }) >>>> .on('change', function (info) { >>>> console.log('change'); >>>> document.getElementById("syncbutton").innerHTML = "Sync Notes"; >>>> }).on('paused', function () { >>>> console.log('replication paused (e.g. user went offline)'); >>>> document.getElementById("syncbutton").innerHTML = "Sync Notes"; >>>> }).on('active', function () { >>>> console.log('replicate resumed (e.g. user went back online)'); >>>> document.getElementById("syncbutton").innerHTML = "Sync Notes"; >>>> }).on('denied', function (info) { >>>> console.log('a document failed to replicate, e.g. due to >>>> permissions'); >>>> document.getElementById("syncbutton").innerHTML = "Sync Notes"; >>>> }).on('complete', function (info) { >>>> console.log("Sync Complete"); >>>> document.getElementById("syncbutton").innerHTML = "Sync >>> Notes"; >>>> that.viewnoteset(); >>>> that.formobject.reset(); >>>> that.show(that.formobject.dataset.show); >>>> that.hide(that.formobject.dataset.hide); >>>> var end = new Date().getTime(); >>>> console.log("Time Taken - " + (end - start) + " ms"); >>>> }).on('error', function (error) { >>>> console.log("Sync Error:" + JSON.stringify(error)); >>>> alert("Sync Error:" + error); >>>> that.showerror(error); >>>> }); >>>> >>>> } >>>> >>>> Any idea what is causing the connection to reset? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> *Yvonne Aburrow* >>>> Applications Developer >>>> Information Systems Team >>>> *IT Services <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/obis/>* >>>> Oxford Brookes University <http://www.brookes.ac.uk/> >>>> >>>> extn 2706 >>> >>> >>
