Company
Date Published
Author
Matthew Groves
Word count
980
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text discusses the process of importing Wikibase data, available in JSON format, into Couchbase Server using the cbimport tool, highlighting its utility for managing large data sets and enabling complex queries with N1QL. The author details their experience downloading, uncompressing, and importing a massive 99GB JSON file, noting the efficient memory usage of cbimport and adjustments made to Couchbase's RAM allocation during the process. The author intends to explore interesting queries once the import is complete and provides guidance for running cbimport on different operating systems, ensuring that the data can be effectively managed and queried across platforms.