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Obsidian-LiveSync-CouchDB

A docker container for the CouchDB instance required by obsidian-livesync

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A docker container for the CouchDB instance required by obsidian-livesync

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

54/100 Fair

Maintained
66last commit 97 days ago
Popular
48265 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
801 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 8 days ago

GitHub stars
265
Open issues
1
Last commit
2026-07-08
Latest release
v1.0.3
Activity
stale

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (oleduc/docker-obsidian-livesync-couchdb)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU core(s). ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

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Common questions

How does this Docker container apply the CouchDB settings needed by Obsidian LiveSync?

It parses the couchdb-init.sh script provided by the plugin maintainer and updates CouchDB's local.ini at build time. This avoids configuring CouchDB through its APIs.

How can I check whether the container applied the required CouchDB configuration?

Open the CouchDB dashboard on port 5984. Check that the settings are present under /_node/_local/_config.

Which Docker image tags should I use when updating the CouchDB container?

Published images use the latest tag for the latest stable release, an exact version tag, a major.minor tag, and a major version tag. The tags are generated from GitHub releases.

What should I do if LiveSync reports that my CouchDB configuration is wrong or suboptimal?

The plugin can identify incorrect or suboptimal configuration options and provide buttons to fix them individually.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads