How do I setup Apache CouchDB to run on Heroku?

Question

I have a node.js RESTful API that is using Apache CouchDB for it's NoSQL database. I am new to Heroku and just deployed my API to Heroku instance. However, the startup failed because it couldn't connect to CouchDB. I have researched how to setup CouchDB on Heroku but haven't found anything that works.

I found this buildpack but it doesn't exist any longer: https://elements.heroku.com/buildpacks/aindeev/heroku-buildpack-couchdb

I found this stack overflow post but there doesn't look to be a solution provided: Host couchdb on heroku

Can someone help provide me with some instructions on how I can host couchdb on heroku?

Answer 1

If you are at the step of creating an app you can do the following

heroku create --buildpack https://github.com/creativegeekjp/heroku-buildpack-couchdb.git

and thereby create the app with the couchdb buildpack installed.

however if you already have the app what you can do is

heroku config:add BUILDPACK_URL="https://github.com/creativegeekjp/heroku-buildpack-couchdb.git" -a YOUR_APP

The -a YOUR_APP is optional, you probably don't need it considering you're probably in a folder you've initialized as a heroku app when you add the buildpack.

Or the easier

heroku buildpacks:set https://github.com/creativegeekjp/heroku-buildpack-couchdb.git

after which you have to run

git push heroku master

to deploy your buildpack