Apache CouchDB
Apache Software Foundationdatabase2 credentials
Server Administrator Password
apache-couchdb / admin-password
CouchDB requires an admin account to start. CouchDB documents that server administrators and passwords are stored in the last [admins] section found when loading ini files, not in the _users database.
Looks like
pattern^\[admins\]$|^\s*[^;#\s=]+\s*=\s*[^\r\n]+Location
local.ini, local.d/*.iniCouchDB ini files containing the [admins] section
COUCHDB_USER, COUCHDB_PASSWORDcontainer secrets, Kubernetes Secrets, cloud secret managers, and deployment vaults
Docker Compose files, Helm values, tests, and accidentally committed local.ini files
startup errors, setup logs, and provisioning traces that reveal admin configuration
tcp/5984CouchDB HTTP API and Fauxton login endpoint
Notes
There is no universal CouchDB admin password. CouchDB installations must set administrator credentials or the server refuses to start in supported versions.
_users Database Password
apache-couchdb / user-database-password
CouchDB stores regular users separately from server administrators in the _users database. Users authenticate to CouchDB HTTP APIs with mechanisms such as cookie, JWT, proxy, or default authentication handlers.
Location
_usersCouchDB users database containing user documents and password material
AuthorizationBasic or Bearer authentication accepted by configured CouchDB auth handlers
application config, replication config, .env files, and deployment manifests
password vaults, CI/CD variables, and cloud secret managers
replication scripts, application clients, tests, and committed URLs
HTTP access logs, replication errors, and client debug output
Notes
User password blast radius depends on database membership, roles, and configured authentication handlers.
Scope
Authorized use
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