README.md

Ejabberd storage and authentication using couchdb

This is a collection of erlang modules for providing couchdb support for ejabberd. Similar to the odbc and ldap modules in the ejabberd distribution. Right now it only supports authentication.

Authentication Schema

{ _id: "tofu@xmppserver.tld", _rev: "...", email: "tofu@collecta.com", password: "SHA1:sha1-hash" }

INSTALL

1. Install ejabberd
   • NOTE: If you do not use source make sure you get developement packages.
2. Install ecouch -
   • located at the following url : http://code.google.com/p/ecouch/
3. Install ejabberd-couchdb

   •  ./bootstrap.sh ;./configure;make install
     

4. Configure ejabberd
   • Add couch as the authentication module.

     {auth_method, couchdb}.
          

   • Configure couchdb options.

     {couchdb_options, [
     		  {host,"localhost"},
     		  {port,"5489"},
     		  {user, none},
     		  {pass, none}	
     		  ]}.