Installation steps

Gluesync SQL to NoSQL for Couchbase Server

Prerequisites

In order to have Gluesync working on your Couchbase Server instance you will need to have:

valid user credentials with permissions of reading, writing to the target bucket

If you’re considering running Gluesync on a Couchbase Capella DBaaS, please consider also looking at the specific section Deploying in a Capella DBaaS cluster here below in that page.

Basic configuration example

This video tutorial will guide you through the basic configurations steps on setting up Gluesync for Microsoft SQL Server and Couchbase

This module can be customized by using a configuration file, in JSON format. The file name to use must be specified as parameter when launching the app, with the -f or --file tokens. The file should be composed by union of common configuration file (see here Installation steps) and source/destination specific configuration:

{
  ...
  "couchbase": {
    "certificatesPath": "/path/to/certs/dir/cert.pem",
    "timeoutSeconds": 60,
    "indexReplicaCount": 0
  }
}

Couchbase specific configurations are listed under the couchbase property:

certificatesPath (optional): the path to the certificates that need to be used when connecting to Couchbase Server instance using a secure connection. If omitted, no certificates are used;
timeoutSeconds (optional): number of seconds to set as timeout for operations involving communication with Couchbase server.
indexReplicaCount (optional default to 0): indicates the number of index replicas that will be generated by Gluesync. We suggest to size that number calculating it as number-of-index-node -1. For example 3 node index means a suggested replica to 2. For more details please see Couchbase doc.

Looking for data modelling features or other options?

For more detailed configurations options, including the ability to perform data modelling, please have a look at the dedicated Data modelling section when sourcing from NoSQL.

Deploying in a Capella DBaaS cluster

Gluesync has been certified by the vendor in order to work and perform live replications together with a Couchbase Capella clusters. In order to enstablish a connection to a Capella Cluster you just need to have:

valid credentials for an admin user able to connect to the destination bucket;
valid .pem certificate file;
the host name of your Capella instance, for example: cb.instancereferencename.cloud.couchbase.com

If you’re considering running Gluesync together with Capella App Service please contact our support.