So much is happening around CouchDB these days, it’s about time we restarted a monthly roundup of CouchDB articles and videos from our favourite sources. If there’s anything you think should be included, comment it in for others and I’ll keep an eye on that source in future. Without further ado, welcome to the June 2025 CouchDB Digest!

Blog Articles

• Discover how Cloudant SDK’s each handle Auth, and how to switch between them [Cloudant Blog]

• Learn how to set up 2FA in CouchDB and gain some insights into how it works [Neighbourhoodie Blog]

• Though not from the last month, in keeping with the Auth theme, get an overview of CouchDB’s authentication systems [Couch Architects Blog]

• Read impressions of the Local-First Conference in Berlin [Neighbourhoodie Blog] 

• Get familiar with Parallel Preads in this spotlight on the feature that’s new in 3.5.0 [Neighbourhoodie Blog]

• If you use CouchDB with Kubernetes, take a look at this guide to resolving cluster issues [Stephen O. Roy on Medium]

• If you aren’t subscribed, take a peek at the Neighbourhoodie’s newsletter [Neighbourhoodie Blog]

And of course, in case you missed them, check out these additions to the CouchDB Blog: 

• Results from the 2024 Apache CouchDB User Survey are out — take a look

• Chirag Moradiya shared a new CouchDB case study that looks at how replication is indispensable for Hisab Technologie’s real-time, offline app

Videos

• The Neighbourhoodie team has launched a YouTube channel, take a look at their videos on PouchDB, Nouveau and QuickJS [Neighbourhoodie Youtube]

Misc

• Here’s a lesson and quizz on Offline-First architecture with CouchDB [Wayground]

Tools

• If you use Obsidian, implement your own live sync with CouchDB [vorotamoroz on GitHub]

That’s it for this month. Until next month, see you in the comments 👋