Getting Comfortable with Couchbase Mobile: Sync Gateway via the Command Line

This blog post, part of a series on Couchbase Mobile, provides an in-depth exploration of Sync Gateway from the command line, aimed at enhancing understanding and facilitating testing and debugging. It emphasizes the ease of installing and running the entire Couchbase Mobile stack on a single machine and outlines minimal configuration steps for Sync Gateway, which serves as a secure web gateway application with various APIs for data synchronization. The article demonstrates how to configure and run Sync Gateway using command-line commands, including creating and updating documents, monitoring changes, and managing user access and channels. It explains the significance of Multiversion Concurrency Control in updating documents and highlights the role of the changes feed in tracking database activities. Additionally, the post shows how to add users, manage channel access, and verify document accessibility, encouraging readers to explore Sync Gateway's REST API and built-in web admin utility for further insights.