Couchbase Connection

Couchbase is a NoSQL database that combines the flexibility of JSON with the power of SQL-like querying for high-performance, distributed, and scalable data management.

This topic describes how to authenticate to Couchbase and configure any necessary connection properties in the Couchbase connection connector.

Connection Configuration #

Each connection property available in the Couchbase connector is explained below.

Connection Name #

The name of the connection to be created should be provided. This is the name that will display on the list of available connections.

Connection Type #

Option to choose between either connecting securely using SSH Tunnel or, proceed with a direct connection.

If Connection Type value is SSH Tunnel, additional fields will be displayed as given below:

To know more about SSH Tunneling with Gathr, see SSH Tunneling

SSH Key #

The SSH key should be provided to authenticate the associated SSH host and SSH user.

SSH Host #

Public IP address of your SSH host.

SSH User #

Default SSH username.

If Connection Type value is Direct Connection, then proceed by updating the following fields.

Hosts #

Comma separated list of host:port where Couchbase is running. Example: server1.com:9042, server2.com:9042.

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Username #

The Couchbase user account used to authenticate.

Password #

The password used to authenticate the user.

Add Configuration: Additional properties can be added using this option as key-value pairs.

After entering all the details, click on the TEST button.

If the connection service identification and authentication details are provided correctly, a success message stating “connection available” is generated.

Click on the CREATE button to save the changes.

If the details are incorrect or the server is down, you will get a message “Connection unavailable”.