https://neighbourhood.ie/https://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/05/23/congratulationshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/05/23/congratulationsThe entire Greenkeeper team congratulates the folks [at Dependabot for their acquisition](https://dependabot.com/blog/hello-github/) by GitHub and their integration into the GitHub Platform. Today, we are excited to learn that more GitHub users are going to benefit from many of the best practices we helped pioneer for developing software with automated support tools. Thu, 23 May 2019 15:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/06/18/our-approach-to-conference-goodieshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/06/18/our-approach-to-conference-goodiesIt was the height of the conference season in Berlin a few weeks ago, with [CSSconf EU](https://2019.cssconf.eu) and [JSConf EU](https://2019.jsconf.eu) happening back to back. At Neighbourhoodie we’re not only participating with our own booth, but our CEOs Simone & Jan are also part of the organising team of JSConf EU and worked tirelessly for the last nine months to help make the weekend a phenomenal success for all attendees, speakers and sponsors. For our booth, we wanted to do something special: instead of just handing out some random form of company merch, we decided to let people make their own. We set up a table where we’d teach people simple embroidery and let them make whatever they wanted. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/08/13/couchdb-meetup-berlinhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/08/13/couchdb-meetup-berlinRight before [ApacheCon Europe](https://aceu19.apachecon.com/) in Berlin, we're excited to announce that we're hosting a special CouchDB meetup! Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/08/28/interview-joan-touzethttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/08/28/interview-joan-touzet_This is an interview with Joan Touzet. Joan is Head of [CouchDB Support](/couchdb-support/) at Neighbourhoodie, is a CouchDB committer, and also sits on the Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors._ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/08/28/interview-jan-lehnardthttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/08/28/interview-jan-lehnardt_This is an interview with Jan Lehnardt. Jan is part of the [CouchDB Support](/couchdb-support/) team at Neighbourhoodie, as well as VP of Apache CouchDB at the Apache Software Foundation._ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/03/05/goodbye-to-greenkeeperhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/03/05/goodbye-to-greenkeeper_Berlin, March 5, 2020_. [Greenkeeper](https://greenkeeper.io), the pioneering automated dependency update service, is closing doors on June 3rd, 2020. Neighbourhoodie Software, the makers of Greenkeeper, have partnered with developer security company [Snyk.io](https://snyk.io) to build the next generation automated dependency update service. All customers and open source users are provided a one-click migration to the new service under Snyk’s stewardship. Neighbourhoodie’s Greenkeeper developers have spent the past six months building out Snyk’s feature set with regards to automated dependency updates, implementing many of the top feature requests of existing Greenkeeper users. Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/01/use-type-in-doc-idhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/01/use-type-in-doc-idWhen deciding on which data goes into which CouchDB documents, it is commonly helpful to keep track of the `type` of document. For example, you could have documents for `users` and documents for `articles`. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/06/23/couchdb-interview-janhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/06/23/couchdb-interview-janIn case you missed it, our CEO [Jan Lehnardt](https://twitter.com/janl) got interviewed in IBM's Database Deep Dives series. In their post, he shares his insight as one of the leaders for the Apache CouchDB project, as well as database design in general. Check it out [**here**](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/new-builders/database-deep-dives-couchdb)!Sun, 23 Jun 2019 13:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/04/30/introduction-to-semverhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/04/30/introduction-to-semver_(this post was originally released on the [Greenkeeper Blog](https://blog.greenkeeper.io))_ Why does software have version numbers? Version numbers come in many shapes and forms, but they all have one thing in common: they signify that one release of a piece of software is different from another release of the same software. So one of the reasons software has version numbers is to show _progress_, e.g version 2.0.0 comes after version 1.0.0. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/08/copy-design-docs-to-avoid-waiting-for-indexes-to-be-builthttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/08/copy-design-docs-to-avoid-waiting-for-indexes-to-be-builtThis advice is relevant for all query mechanisms in CouchDB: [Views](https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/ddocs/views/intro.html), [Mango Queries](https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/api/database/find.html), and even [Search](https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/install/search.html). Tue, 08 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/15/use-json-patch-to-resolve-conflictshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/15/use-json-patch-to-resolve-conflictsCouchDB is unique in the database world because it makes data conflicts first-class citizens of its data model. Normally, databases and applications built on them do a large amount of work to avoid doing this. In many scenarios, this leads to subtle errors and occasional data loss. Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/06/sharding-reducing-the-number-of-shardshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/06/sharding-reducing-the-number-of-shardsIn contrast to increasing the number of shards for a database, reducing the number of shards is not a built-in operation. In addition, as shard splitting is only available in CouchDB 3.x and later, this advice is good for version 2.x as well. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/29/sharding-increasing-the-number-of-shardshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/29/sharding-increasing-the-number-of-shardsThis advice is **only true for CouchDB 3.0.0** or later. [Next week](/blog/2020/10/06/sharding-reducing-the-number-of-shards/), we’ll cover increasing the number of shards in CouchDB 2.x. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/22/sharding-choosing-the-right-q-valuehttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/09/22/sharding-choosing-the-right-q-valueOne of CouchDB’s core features is _scalability._ There are two axis of scalability in CouchDB: 1. Scaling the amount of data stored 2. Scaling the number of requests handled Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/06/25/new-stuff-for-greenkeeperhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/06/25/new-stuff-for-greenkeeperIn the months since we've last published new features for [Greenkeeper][1], we have been working on making our service more robust and secure, as well as adding some functionality that you might be interested in. Read on for the changelog! Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/04/30/introduction-to-semantic-releasehttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/04/30/introduction-to-semantic-release_(this post was originally released on the [Greenkeeper Blog](https://blog.greenkeeper.io))_ In our last blog post, we talked about SemVer and how it helps communicate changes in your software. Now we’ll have a look at taking it a step further and **completely automating our software releases**. We do this by using a tool called [Semantic Release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release). Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:30:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/20/localini-is-never-overwritten-on-couchdb-updateshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/20/localini-is-never-overwritten-on-couchdb-updatesCouchDB is configured through configuration files on disk. The format of the files is [INI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file). When it starts, CouchDB reads a series of .ini files to make up the final configuration it is going to start with. This series of .ini files is called the _config file chain_. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/13/everything-you-need-to-know-about-couchdb-database-nameshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/13/everything-you-need-to-know-about-couchdb-database-namesNaming a database does not sound like an exciting activity. But it can be, if you know all the considerations that go into naming a database in CouchDB. Let’s start with the restrictions. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/03/05/structured-query-serverhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/03/05/structured-query-serverIn the vast realm of databases, two types have consistently marked their presence – the traditional SQL databases and the more flexible NoSQL counterparts. SQL databases, with their structured nature, have been serving businesses for decades. On the other hand, NoSQL databases, notably Apache CouchDB, have catered to the needs of modern web applications and their semi-structured data requirements. While both have their distinct strengths, there's often been a wish amongst users and developers for something that combines the two — a tool that brings together the scalability of NoSQL with the precise querying of SQL. In response to this need, Neighbourhoodie presents the Structured Query Server. Designed with feedback from the developer community, this addition aims to address common challenges faced by CouchDB users and offer enhanced capabilities for data analysts. This blog is going show [the features of our Structured Query Server for Apache CouchDB](/products-and-services/structured-query-server), its application, and how it harmonise the two different approaches. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/06/06/neighbourhoodie-and-the-sovereign-tech-fundhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/06/06/neighbourhoodie-and-the-sovereign-tech-fundWe have exciting news to share: Neighbourhoodie is an official _Implementation Partner_ of the [Sovereign Tech Agency](https://www.sovereign.tech/) (STA), formerly the Sovereign Tech Fund, and their [Tech Resilience Program](https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/bug-resilience). Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/11/03/couchdb-and-dockerhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/11/03/couchdb-and-dockerDocker is an extremely popular way of deploying any kind of application in many different environments. Deploying CouchDB is no exception, the CouchDB project even maintains [its own set of Dockerfiles](https://github.com/apache/couchdb-docker), as well as a helm chart to help orchestrate multiple containers as a cluster on Kubernetes. Tue, 03 Nov 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/07/24/why-does-couchdb-require-an-admin-account-to-starthttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/07/24/why-does-couchdb-require-an-admin-account-to-startIn CouchDB 1.x, one of our [the CouchDB developers’] overarching goals was to create **a database that is easy to use**. We spent many years refining [the CouchDB REST API](https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/api/index.html) to make it as easy and as convenient as possible, so people don’t get turned away from CouchDB by how hard it is to use. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/02/data-format-compatibilityhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/02/data-format-compatibilityWhen storing data in CouchDB, you send JSON in one form or another. When you retrieve data from CouchDB it is also in the JSON format. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/27/defaultd-and-localdhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2020/10/27/defaultd-and-localdWhen we explored how `default.ini` and `local.ini` work in unison to provide a coherent configuration and upgrade behaviour, we skipped over one more part of the configuration puzzle. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/14/how-to-store-dates-in-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/14/how-to-store-dates-in-couchdbCouchDB uses JSON as a data format, and JSON does not have a built-in way to represent dates. But dates are commonly used when building applications for all sorts of things, and there are ways to store them in CouchDB, so how is that done? Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/07/nh-stf-s01e01-sequoia-pgphttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/07/nh-stf-s01e01-sequoia-pgpThis post is part of our series on our work for the [Sovereign Tech Agency](https://www.sovereign.tech/) (STA), formerly the Sovereign Tech Fund. Our [introduction post](/blog/2024/06/06/neighbourhoodie-and-the-sovereign-tech-fund) explains why and how we are contributing to various Open Source projects. In our first project with the STA — and first episode of the season — we take a closer look at sequoia-git and use our frontend skills to help the project. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/28/all-views-in-one-design-dochttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/08/28/all-views-in-one-design-docCouchDB organises the definitions for all secondary indexes in a database in _design documents_. This is true for JavaScript Views, Erlang Views, Lucene text indexes, and Mango Queries. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/05/10/an-offline-first-todo-list-with-svelte-pouchdb-and-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2019/05/10/an-offline-first-todo-list-with-svelte-pouchdb-and-couchdbToday, we’re combining Svelte, the lean and fast frontend compiler, with PouchDB and CouchDB, and building a lightweight, Offline-First todo list app. It’ll sync your todos between multiple devices for offline use and also keep your data in a central backup database. Fri, 10 May 2019 09:30:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/23/couchdb-3-4-0-feature-quickjshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/23/couchdb-3-4-0-feature-quickjs[QuickJS](https://bellard.org/quickjs/) is a JavaScript engine that can do the same work as CouchDB’s existing JavaScript engine SpiderMonkey, but with different trade-offs that have advantages for CouchDB users. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:00:01 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/11/nh-stf-s01e02-openpgpjs-copyhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/11/nh-stf-s01e02-openpgpjs-copyThis post is part of our series on our work for the [Sovereign Tech Agency](https://www.sovereign.tech/) (STA), formerly the Sovereign Tech Fund. Our [introduction post](/blog/2024/06/06/neighbourhoodie-and-the-sovereign-tech-fund) explains why and how we are contributing to various Open Source projects. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/18/how-couchdb-prevents-data-corruptionhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/18/how-couchdb-prevents-data-corruptionCouchDB takes keeping your safe very seriously. It does everything in its power not to accidentally lose any of your data. Let’s look at one of the things that keep your data safe: append-only database files. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/23/couchdb-3-4-0-feature-nouveauhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/23/couchdb-3-4-0-feature-nouveauNouveau is a from-scratch reimplementation of [Lucene](http://lucene.apache.org) fulltext search for CouchDB. While in beta, this aims to replace CouchDB’s existing fulltext search option Clouseau / CouchDB Search in the near future. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/06/avoid-concurrent-writes-to-document-propertieshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/06/avoid-concurrent-writes-to-document-propertiesDesigning your data for use with CouchDB is usually pretty straightforward. We share our tip for avoiding conflicts in CouchDB created by concurrent writes. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/10/09/nh-stf-s01e03-yoctohttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/10/09/nh-stf-s01e03-yoctoOur Sovereign Tech Agency work for Yocto, whose software you’ve definitely used, even if you’ve never heard of them. Includes researching bugs from 1998!Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/23/couchdb-3-4-1-releasedhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/09/23/couchdb-3-4-1-releasedThe Apache CouchDB team has released CouchDB 3.4.1 a combined *feature* and *bugfix* release that includes, among a number of high-profile features, a slew of performance enhancements and bugfixes. This blog post goes into detail about what this means for Neighbourhoodie’s customers with concrete recommendations and tips for upgrades. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:00:02 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/06/in-views-avoid-emitting-the-document-idhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/06/in-views-avoid-emitting-the-document-idWe explore a common pattern in CouchDB view functions and highlight a simple adjustment that can save storage and boost performance in your queries.Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/10/24/first-steps-with-nouveauhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/10/24/first-steps-with-nouveauA closer look at Nouveau, trying out fuzzy full-text search, facets with counts and ranges, and covering installation, setup and performance.Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/10/16/pouchdb-tip-use-couchdb-as-an-apihttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/10/16/pouchdb-tip-use-couchdb-as-an-apiPouchDB and CouchDB used together are a powerful combination and one of the very few technologies that allow you to build truly robust offline web applications. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/27/full-text-search-and-faceted-querying-with-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/27/full-text-search-and-faceted-querying-with-couchdbIn addition to the default querying functions, CouchDB works with MapReduce Views, Mango Queries and, more recently, Nouveau. Each have their own strengths and limitations depending on your use case.Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/13/your-questions-answeredhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/13/your-questions-answeredWe cover the questions and answers you posed during our CouchDB Meetup to celebrate the latest release.Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/21/structured-query-server-birthday-specialhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/11/21/structured-query-server-birthday-specialWe’re celebrating 10 years of Neighbourhoodie by gifting something back to the CouchDB community.Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/09/consider-using-nanoidhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/09/consider-using-nanoidIf you’re looking for a smaller, faster tool to assign random _ids, nanoid is the JavaScript ID string generator for CouchDB and PouchDB you’ve been waiting for.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/22/how-couchdb-prevents-data-corruption-checksumshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/22/how-couchdb-prevents-data-corruption-checksumsWe’ve covered CouchDB’s data loss prevention foundations, but it doesn’t stop there. In this post, we look at how automated checksums help CouchDB prevent data corruption too.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/19/couchdb-data-modelling-prefer-smaller-attachmentshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/19/couchdb-data-modelling-prefer-smaller-attachmentsData flexibility doesn’t come without performance considerations and CouchDB is no exception. In our second post on CouchDB data modelling, we look at attachment size’s impact on replication and compaction.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/13/couchdb-data-modelling-prefer-smaller-documentshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/13/couchdb-data-modelling-prefer-smaller-documentsCouchDB gives you a lot of freedom when structuring your data — big docs, small docs, a mix of both. To keep your database running smoothly, here’s something you can do to reduce heavy lifting and keep reads, writes, and indexing fast: Keep docs small.Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/26/how-couchdb-prevents-data-corruption-fsynchttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/26/how-couchdb-prevents-data-corruption-fsyncIf you thought keeping your data safe was not, at times, a thrilling activity: think again! fsync is the Unix feature making sure writes will remain readable in the midst of a crash.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/29/always-compacthttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/29/always-compactYou may be tempted to disable CouchDB's compaction feature for a more git-like version history. Here are the performance, replication and disk space risks that make it something we never recommend.Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/04/case-study-10x-couchdb-performance-gains-for-a-aaa-game-launchhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/04/case-study-10x-couchdb-performance-gains-for-a-aaa-game-launchIn this case study, we explore how we helped a customer with their pre-launch benchmarking, resulting in 10x requests per second handled.Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/12/18/manual-conflict-resolution-with-couchdb-and-sveltehttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/12/18/manual-conflict-resolution-with-couchdb-and-svelteIn our [previous post](/blog/2024/12/11/automatic-conflict-resolution), we added automatic conflict resolution to our multi-user, real-time Kanban board. This would silently resolve any conflicts where two users simultaneously modified two _different_ properties of the same Kanban board card, eg. Alice changes the card’s title, and Bob changes the card’s location. While these changes constitute a conflict on a single database record, they don’t actually collide _within_ that record, and thus the conflict can be resolved by a machine. Regrettably, this doesn’t solve all possible conflicts: two users can still simultaneously modify the same property of the same card, eg. both Alice and Bob edit a card’s title. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/12/05/realtime-multiuser-kanban-board-with-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/12/05/realtime-multiuser-kanban-board-with-couchdb In this first post of a four-part series, we’ll start building a real-time Kanban board, and discuss the challenges and trade-offs. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/12/11/automatic-conflict-resolutionhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2024/12/11/automatic-conflict-resolutionThis is the second part of a blog post series on building a real-time, multi-user Kanban board with CouchDB and Svelte. We’ve [previously](/blog/2024/12/05/realtime-multiuser-kanban-board-with-couchdb) made design decisions that should help reduce the opportunities for conflicts, but since we can’t rule them out completely, we do need to provide ways to resolve them. In this post, we’ll be covering the possibilities of *automatic* conflict resolution, which means: - A machine can resolve the conflict without any user input - The resolution happens in the background without anyone even noticing Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/05/couchdb-is-great-for-prototypes-and-side-projectshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/02/05/couchdb-is-great-for-prototypes-and-side-projectsNeed something small quickly? CouchDB is a great choice!Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/05/how-to-host-your-own-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/05/how-to-host-your-own-couchdbWe made CouchDB Minihost so you can get CouchDB running on your server in minutesWed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/06/how-to-sync-anythinghttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/06/how-to-sync-anythingMany teams struggle with replicating data between systems, but with the right approach it doesn’t need to be painfulSun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/12/understanding-database-partitioning-in-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/12/understanding-database-partitioning-in-couchdbCouchDB partitions optimise performance both with storage and queries. Find out how they work — and how to make the most of them.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/09/how-to-sync-anyhting-building-a-sync-engine-from-scratch-part-1https://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/09/how-to-sync-anyhting-building-a-sync-engine-from-scratch-part-1Learn how to build your own data sync mechanism part oneWed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/20/from-dig-site-to-data-sync-idai-field-and-offline-firsthttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/20/from-dig-site-to-data-sync-idai-field-and-offline-firstWe talk to Lisa Steinmann from the DAI about remote excavation data challenges, Offline-First and flexible data design.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/16/how-to-sync-anyhting-building-a-sync-engine-from-scratch-part-2https://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/16/how-to-sync-anyhting-building-a-sync-engine-from-scratch-part-2Continue building your own data sync mechanism in part two of the miniseries.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/26/offline-first-with-couchdb-and-pouchdb-in-2025https://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/26/offline-first-with-couchdb-and-pouchdb-in-2025A demo notes app to demonstrate modern best practises, and a companion to your CouchDB Minihosting setupWed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/23/how-to-sync-anyhting-building-a-sync-engine-from-scratch-part-3https://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/04/23/how-to-sync-anyhting-building-a-sync-engine-from-scratch-part-3Part 3/3 of our miniseries detailing principles you’ll use to build your own sync engine.Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/02/an-excerpt-from-neighbourhoodie-newshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/02/an-excerpt-from-neighbourhoodie-newsThe Neighbourhoodie Newsletter is more than just CouchDB news: take a look.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/04/local-first-conf-recaphttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/04/local-first-conf-recapRead our impressions of the conference and find out where you can catch up.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/11/understanding-parallel-preads-in-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/11/understanding-parallel-preads-in-couchdbLearn about the latest high-performance feature in CouchDB 3.5.0Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/18/why-choose-couchdb-in-2025-user-survey-resultshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/18/why-choose-couchdb-in-2025-user-survey-resultsThe results are out! Find out what others love about CouchDB and how they use it.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/05/07/we-are-going-to-local-first-conference-lets-connecthttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/05/07/we-are-going-to-local-first-conference-lets-connectLocal-First Conf. 2025 is happening May 26-28 in Berlin. Discover the activities we’re planning and how to connect with us.Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/09/couchdb-myths-1-nobody-uses-it-anymorehttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/09/couchdb-myths-1-nobody-uses-it-anymoreYou’ve heard it said. Is it accurate? Discover the myths origin and why it’s not correct in 2025.Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/16/partial-data-fetching-on-initial-load-with-pouchdb-and-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/16/partial-data-fetching-on-initial-load-with-pouchdb-and-couchdbUse remote and local databases interchangeably for optimal loading times.Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/23/nh-stf-s01e04-systemdhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/23/nh-stf-s01e04-systemdOur Sovereign Tech Agency work for systemd, the Linux System and Service ManagerWed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/25/why-use-two-factor-authentication-2fa-in-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/06/25/why-use-two-factor-authentication-2fa-in-couchdbCouchDB comes with built-in 2FA: learn how to set up TOTP to keep your data even safer.Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/15/resource-locking-with-couchdb-and-sveltehttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/01/15/resource-locking-with-couchdb-and-svelteThis part four of our blog post series on building a real-time, multi-user Kanban board with CouchDB and Svelte. As mentioned in the [previous post](/blog/2024/12/18/manual-conflict-resolution-with-couchdb-and-svelte), UI or resource locking is one of the most promising mechanisms for avoiding conflicts in the first place: if a card is locked the moment Alice starts editing it, then Bob won’t be able to do anything with it, and therefore won’t be able to introduce a conflict. Sounds like we could have just done this first and not bothered with all the conflict handling in the previous posts! But again, it’s not quite as simple as it seems. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/05/nh-sta-s01e05-log4jhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/05/nh-sta-s01e05-log4jOur contributions to Log4j, and an interview with members of our teamTue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/27/what-is-couchdb-part-1-introductionhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/27/what-is-couchdb-part-1-introductionDiscover why CouchDB is so unique and what its headline features areWed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/09/10/what-is-couchdb-part-3-community-ecosystemhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/09/10/what-is-couchdb-part-3-community-ecosystemFind out how to connect with the community and start buildingWed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/30/10-years-since-greenkeeper-early-days-at-neighbourhoodiehttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/30/10-years-since-greenkeeper-early-days-at-neighbourhoodieLearn what the Neighbourhoodies got up to with this Greenkeeper update from 2015Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/09/03/what-is-couchdb-part-2-guiding-principles-use-caseshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/09/03/what-is-couchdb-part-2-guiding-principles-use-casesLearn who uses CouchDB, why it’s so reliable and what it does best.Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/13/10-years-since-grunt-semantic-release-what-neighbourhoodie-got-up-tohttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/13/10-years-since-grunt-semantic-release-what-neighbourhoodie-got-up-toDiscover what grunt-semantic-release is and why we built it.Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/20/couchdbs-favourite-file-systemshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/08/20/couchdbs-favourite-file-systemsLearn what files systems CouchDB works well with, and how to choose.Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/10/15/conflict-resolution-in-couchdb-with-fauxtonhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/10/15/conflict-resolution-in-couchdb-with-fauxtonLearn how to use the Fauxton UI to manage conflicts in CouchDB easily.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2026/03/18/nh-sta-special-episode-with-phphttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2026/03/18/nh-sta-special-episode-with-phpWe’re closing Season 1 and opening Season 2 with one of our favourite projects in this special instalment.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/10/01/first-steps-sharding-in-couchdbhttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/10/01/first-steps-sharding-in-couchdbWhat sharding is, how CouchDB does it and why it helps you scale.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/10/30/binary-attachmentshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/10/30/binary-attachmentsSkip needing a seperate file server or object store thanks to attachments in CouchDB.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2026/01/21/nh-sta-s01e06-reproducible-buildshttps://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2026/01/21/nh-sta-s01e06-reproducible-buildsIn this episode we get to enhance a project’s resilience by making it easier for new members to participate.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT