Create a CouchDB User Account

Creating Users

Use the Permissions tab of the database in Fauxton (i.e. https://couchdb-address/_utils ) to create a role (“member”) - that will allow permissions. Then create a new user that implements that role like so in the _users database:

{
"_id": "org.couchdb.user:newuser",
"name": "newuser",
"password": "securepassword",
"roles": ["member"],
"type": "user"
}

Replace both instances of newuser with the new user name (keep it lowercase), and use a clear-text password to replace securepassword (dont worry, it will get encrypted when you save the document).