Probably you need to bind to 0.0.0.0, so it listens also on the interface where the domain is pointing. Edit the local.ini and restart.
Best regards, Kiril Stankov. On 11 Aug 2019, 18:36, at 18:36, Rene Veerman <seductivea...@gmail.com> wrote: >i can connect to localhost:5984/_utils, but not to >nicer.app:5984/_utils >it's the same machine. > >how do i get couchdb to work on a .app domain and be addressable by >that >.app domain name? > >thanks in advance for any help you can provide.