Supported Platforms

    Couchbase Server supports several popular operating systems and virtual environments. The Couchbase Server Web Console supports most recent major browsers.

    Supported Operating Systems

    Choose an operating system from the following list for your Couchbase Server deployment.

    Couchbase clusters do not support mixed platforms. Nodes in a Couchbase cluster must all run on the same OS and the same version. When updating the OS, apply the updates to all nodes the cluster.

    For hardware requirements, see System Resource Requirements.

    Table 1. Supported Operating Systems for Development, Testing, and Production
    Operating System Supported Versions (64-bit)

    Alma Linux

    • 10.x

    • 9.x

    Amazon Linux 2023

    • AL2023 (x86-64, ARM64)

    Debian

    • 13.x

    • 12.x

    • 11.x

    Oracle Linux[1]

    • 10.x

    • 9.x

    • 8.x

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

    • 10.x

    • 9.x

    • 8.x

    Rocky Linux

    • 10.x

    • 9.x

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

    • 15.x

    Ubuntu

    • 24.04 LTS (x86, ARM64)

    • 22.04 LTS (x86, ARM64)

    Windows Server

    • 2025

    • 2022

    Table 2. Supported Operating Systems for Development and Testing Only
    Operating System Supported Versions (64-bit)

    macOS

    • 15 "Sequoia"

    • 14 "Sonoma"

    • 13 "Ventura"

    Windows Desktop

    • 11

    Supported Virtualization and Container Platforms

    When running Couchbase Server in virtualized or containerized environments, base the container or VM on one of the operating systems listed under Supported Operating Systems. Couchbase Server has no operating system requirements for the system hosting the VM or container.

    Table 3. Supported VM and Container Platforms
    Platform Notes

    Docker

    Couchbase Server is compatible with Docker.

    You can find official Docker images at Docker Hub. Follow the best practices to run Couchbase Server on a virtualized environment.

    Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)

    Couchbase Server is compatible with KVM.

    Follow the best practices to run Couchbase Server on a virtualized environment.

    Kubernetes

    Couchbase Autonomous Operator provides Kubernetes integration.

    Red Hat OpenShift

    Couchbase Autonomous Operator provides Red Hat OpenShift integration.

    VMware

    Couchbase Server is compatible with VMware.

    Follow the best practices to run Couchbase Server on a virtualized environment.

    Supported Web Browsers

    Couchbase Web Console is supported on a variety of modern Web browsers.

    Table 4. Couchbase Web Console Supported Web Browsers
    Browser Operating System (64-bit) Browser Version Couchbase platform

    Apple Safari

    macOS

    11.1+

    7.6
    7.2
    7.1
    7.0

    Google Chrome

    macOS, Windows

    67+

    7.6
    7.2
    7.1
    7.0

    Microsoft Edge

    Windows

    80+

    7.6
    7.2
    7.1
    7.0

    Mozilla Firefox

    macOS, Windows

    67+

    7.6
    7.2
    7.1
    7.0

    Capella Browser Support

    See Supported Web Browsers for a list of the web browsers that Capella supports.


    1. Only the Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) is supported. The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) is not supported.