Getting started with PouchDB and CouchDB (tutorial)

Build a simple "todos" app using PouchDB and CouchDB. It syncs! It sorts! It's amazing!

This video assumes you know some JavaScript, but it's very beginner-friendly.

Hosted by Nolan Lawson, one of the core PouchDB developers.

[gimmered]

Hi Nolan, ur sample work for couch n pouch dB were a great reference for me n my team. With just ur only samples we were able to get to know nosql dB n successfully able to complete a project. Keep inspiring, wishing u all success..

[rbscholtus]

You know the big selling point of the whole thing??
When you put two browsers next to each other and you see Todos sync in real-time :D :D

[John-moim]

Absolutely brilliant. Really enjoyed it.

[edrivenapps]

Nolan.. that was freakin amazing. I've watch a lot of CouchDB videos and it made ZERO sense. Now I actually WTF it is doing and how to use it.... a little pumped about using it instead of dreading it.

[fanofhifi]

Best tutorial I've seen in a long time - thanks!

[asht]

looks great. as a beginner, this seems so much easier to understand than Firebase. gotta try this first for personal hobby apps! Thx

[phil-l]

I got this working in like 10 minutes, awesome DX so far!

[milankosir]

Hi, Nolan, thanks for this great getting-started guide, it's an amazing help for beginners even if it is a "bit" outdated... Don't you think it is time for a fresh one?

[kielsoft]

I really like your style of walkthrough, that is so great.

[mn]

Thanks for this nice introduction. Very useful.

[hyoukuriyama]

Amazing vids! Thanks a lot Mr. Nolan Lawson.

[IsmailKhan-ydvl]

I have GB amount of data and would like to backup the database in s3 bucket and if needed, i needed to restore it. I am going to take the backup of data folder. how to backup and restore the couchdb other than replication method

[fashion_sketchbook]

Hey I got thks for ur awesome tutorial.. ( In windows : have set in config.html httpd:enable_cors:true, cors: credentials : true, origins:* )

[naidusetti]

Hey Nolan Lawson you are awesome. i heard u said it is ur first tutorial but it is the best tutorial till date. you made me fan of (p, c)ouchDB brothers.

I have one problem with this app. 
I have installed...CouchDB, PouchDB-server, Python, NodeJS and PouchDB Inspector(chrom).

I run todos app, i think it is storing in browser data, if i open different browser ther is nothing. in Inspector it is showing todos database but In PouchDB(localhost:9000/todos) there no database...

I am trying to solve it but no idea how to solve, need quick help!

[AquilesNuker]

Sorry but i can see my db and have all config good anr running, but never can see my data in couchdb and when ask to the server response this .
{"error":"not_found", "reason":"no_db_file"}

I put this line :

function syncError() {
syncDom.setAttribute('data-sync-state', 'error');
}

and the console send my this error :


ReferenceError: syscDom is not defined



but its the same, and have one question, how is the conecction when i need put this data online??

because i need put this data in one table of my sistem online, but never see selection of schema and table for update.


you know what a mean ?? (sorry for my english its not good)

[mohdsajidshaikh]

Can i host pouchdb with nodejs backend on same vps hosting or couchdb needs different server.
Please make a tutorial with nodejs and live deployment

[ramstein]

Nice, just forget the zooming headaches. Not needed. we can fullscreen you :P

[chunanliang]

Hi Nolan, thanks for the video. At 47:10, you said the pouchDB on safari is synced with chrome, which is then synced with CouchDB. I am a little confused with this part. Shouldn't each of safari and chrome be synced with CouchDB? It doesn't seem that Safari and chrome sync with each other directly. They only appear to sync with each other because they sync to the same CouchDB.

[robbiesmith]

Can't seem to get my local CouchDB to sync up to Cloudant.

[jamesmarchant]

I'm using couchDB on windows. I can't seem to workout how to add cors to couchDB.  I added the values into default.ini but I get an error in the console when the couchdb tries to sync: