This tool can be used to build CouchDB cluster. Replication in your cluster is described by 'rep-schema' documents stored in CouchDB database 'replication-manager'. Database 'replication-manager' is replicated to all nodes and couchdb-replication-manager.pl is running on every node of this cluster. couchdb-replication-manager.pl read document with ID <ID-of-your-rep-schema-document> from CouchDB and manages jobs related to local node. Create configuration file '/etc/couchdb/couchdb-replication-manager.ini' with the following content: [couchdb] server = localhost database = replication-manager username = your-couchdb-admin password = your-couchdn-password [replicator] schema = my-CouchDB-replication You should start this tool from init by adding the following line into your /etc/initttab: # CouchDB replication manager: cm:2345:respawn:/usr/bin/sudo -u couchdb /etc/couchdb/replication-manager/couchdb-replication-manager-wrapper.sh Enjoy and relax! :)