error: " couldn't connect to host"

[ghost]

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to setup 2 nodes with BigCouch. I read some guides and:

1. Install Ubuntu 12.04 on 2 VMWare machines (use NAT connection)
2. Install CouchDB 1.4 & BigCouch
3. Set FQDN on /etc/hostname on 2 machines (slave2.test.com, slave3.test.com)
4. Set IP range on /etc/hotsts
   • 192.168.61.128 slave2.test.com slave2
   • 192.168.61.129 slave3.test.com slave3
5. Edit /opt/bigcouch/etc/vm.args:
   • -name bigcouch@slave2.test.com
   • -setcookie monster (as default)

Then I try:

• curl localhost:5984 -> {"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.1.1","bigcouch":"0.4.2"}
• curl localhost:5986 -> {"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.1.1"}
• curl slave2.test.com:5984 ->{"couchdb":"Welcome","version":"1.1.1","bigcouch":"0.4.2"}
• curl slave2.test.com:5986 -> curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
• curl -X PUT http://slave2.test.com:5986/nodes/bigcouch@slave3.test.com -d {} -> curl: (7) couldn't connect to host

Can you give some advices to make BigCouch working? Thank you very much.

[wohali]

First off, the :5986 "backend" interface is only ever available on localhost (127.0.0.1). You'll have to do the curl against http://localhost/ and not the public IP address.

Second, you don't need CouchDB - just BigCouch. BigCouch isn't a CouchDB addon, it's a fork. Uninstall CouchDB and just run BigCouch on your nodes.

[ghost]

Dear Joan,
thank you for these helpful advances. Now BG 's working well on my virtual machines.

To run BG on local cluster, I need to use:

• curl -X PUT http://localhost:5986/nodes/bigcouch@slave3.test.com -d {}