Couchbase Server8.0.3

Developers can run Couchbase Server on a Mac with Apple Silicon to provide a distributed NoSQL database service while building an application. It supplies the server side of a development setup, giving application code a database service with which to store and work with application data. A typical use is to run the server alongside code under development and connect that code to the database as features are built and tested.

Its NoSQL model supports projects whose data layer is not based on a conventional relational database structure. The distributed design places data services in an environment intended to operate across multiple computing resources, making it relevant to applications planned for cloud-oriented deployment. Couchbase Server is therefore used behind an application or service, rather than as a general-purpose desktop program for consumers.

Couchbase Server is a Developer Tools product available as freeware for macOS. The current release is version 8.0.3 and is compiled for Apple Silicon’s arm64 architecture, so the development Mac must use that processor platform. It suits developers prototyping or testing a distributed database layer before connecting that application to its broader operating environment. Its main distinction is combining a NoSQL database model with distributed, cloud-focused server software that can be incorporated into a developer’s local workflow.