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3.4. couch_peruser

3.4.1. couch_peruser Options

[couch_peruser]

  • enable

If set to true, couch_peruser ensures that a private per-user database exists for each document in _users. These databases are writable only by the corresponding user. Databases are in the following form: userdb-{hex encoded username}.

[couch_peruser]enable = false
  • delete_dbs

If set to true and a user is deleted, the respective database gets deleted as well.

[couch_peruser]delete_dbs = false

Note: When using JWT authorization, the provided token must include a custom _couchdb.roles=[‘_admin’] claim to for the peruser database to be properly created and accessible for the user provided in the sub= claim.

  • q

If set, specify the sharding value for per-user databases. If unset, the cluster default value will be used.

[couch_peruser] q = 1