Company
Date Published
Author
Hod Greeley, Developer Advocate, Couchbase
Word count
795
Language
English
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None

Summary

This post serves as the second installment in a series exploring the Couchbase Mobile stack, focusing on the Couchbase Web Console (CWC) to help users get acquainted with the system. It provides an overview of how to navigate the Web Console's interface, specifically emphasizing the Data Buckets panel, which is essential for understanding Couchbase Mobile. The post explains the functionality of the "Documents" and "Views" tabs within the console, detailing how users can view, edit, and manage documents and create static indexes using Views, which utilize a map/reduce approach for faster queries. The post contrasts this with the more flexible but slower N1QL queries and highlights the current lack of N1QL support in Couchbase Lite. Additionally, it offers guidance on experimenting with Views by copying and modifying existing Production Views, and it outlines the series' future topics, including working with Couchbase Server from the command line, exploring Sync Gateway, and integrating a sample app with Couchbase Lite.