The installation and setup process has not changed much, but it does get a fresh coat of paint. The installer itself appears the same (although the setup wizard is likely to be revised in future builds). Once the installer is complete, you’ll get redirected to a browser (if you’re installing Couchbase Server locally, this means a browser pointed to http://localhost:8091 will appear). Functionally, this part of the experience is the same as before, but it gets a new coat of paint.

Figure 1. The setup screen for Couchbase Server 5.0

After you click the “Setup” button, you’ll be taken through the installation wizard. Depending on which version you have been using, there may be some new options here that you haven’t seen. I’m not going to cover them in this post, but stay tuned for more blog posts about upcoming features in the latest releases.

Figure 2. Starting a new cluster in Couchbase Server setup

The sample buckets are still available. Note that these buckets (as always) are not password protected, and are meant for development only. Please check out the recent Advisory Note about Couchbase security.

Figure 3. Loading a sample bucket (optional) during Couchbase Server setup

You can also choose to create a bucket named “default” during setup. Again, this is not recommended for production (even if you put a password on it), since it’s a well-known bucket name that makes it a target. It’s also optional, you can click “Skip”.

Figure 4. Create a default bucket (optional) during Couchbase Server setup

Notification and Terms and Conditions are next. We are offering the full Enterprise edition in the developer build, so you can check out the Enterprise features.

Figure 5. Accept terms and conditions of the Enterprise Edition and sign up for notifications

Finally, create an admin user. Once again, I recommend not using “Administrator” as the user name in production, as it is a well-known default. Also, make sure to use a strong password.