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Access Futon Over SSH to Administer CouchDB

Access Futon Over SSH to Administer CouchDB

July 8, 2024·Utho
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Futon is a web-based administrative interface for Apache CouchDB. By using SSH, you can securely connect to your Utho’s CouchDB server and access Futon through your web browser. This guide assumes that CouchDB is already running on your Utho.

Establish an SSH connection

SSH with Windows Using PuTTY

If you need help setting up PuTTY, refer to our guide on using it and verifying your Utho’s SSH key fingerprint.

To set up the SSH tunnel:

  • In PuTTY’s configuration window, go to the Connection category.
  • Go to SSH, then Tunnels.
  • Enter 5985 in the Source Port field and 127.0.0.1:5984 in the Destination field.
  • Click Add, then click Open to log in.

SSH with Mac OS X or Linux

Enter the following command into the terminal on your local computer:

ssh -L5984:127.0.0.1:5985 user@your_Utho's_IP

Access Futon from a Web Browser

Once the SSH connection is established, open a web browser on your local computer and navigate to http://localhost:5985/_utils/. You will see the Futon overview page. Although it uses an HTTP URL, the connection to your server is securely established through an SSH tunnel.

You can also access CouchDB directly via its HTTP interface at `http://localhost:5985` without the need to connect to the server using a public IP address.
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