Installing Multiple Instances on Linux Platforms
Multiple instances of Couchbase Server can be installed on one physical machine for the Linux operating system.
| This installation method is intended for development purposes only and not supported in production. |
The number of Couchbase Server instances running on a single machine depends on its physical capacity.
Requirements
Make sure that a minimum of 4Gb RAM and 8 Core CPUs are available for each Couchbase Server instance. When installing multiple instances on a physical machine, install as one of these two users:
Setting up Multiple Instances
Use Docker to set up multiple cluster instances running on a physical machine.
The steps to carry out the Docker installation are given here: getting-started-docker.adoc#section_deploy_multiple_clusters