Announcing Opservatory 2.0, Sync Express and SQS Subscriptions
The newly launched Opservatory is ready to welcome you to its observation deck, plus updates for SQS and Sync Express.
Welcome to a special edition of the Neighbourhoodie Newsletter
We’ve been very busy behind the scenes to bring you three updates on our beloved tools that make working with CouchDB more efficient. We’re proud to announce the launches of Opservatory 2.0 and Sync Express, plus a new and more accessible pricing model for SQS, our CouchDB SQL server.
Neighbourhoodie Updates
Opservatory 2.0
Our beloved CouchDB diagnostics tool recently got more than a new coat of paint. We’ve entirely overhauled the setup process to include a step-by-step wizard and made the navigation clearer and more user-friendly.
Perhaps most exciting will be our new pricing model: Opservatory 2.0 is free to use! All the basics come included, and you only pay for extras as you grow.
Take a look at Opservatory 2.0 →
Sync Express
It’s here! The nifty Sync Express is a replication manager for CouchDB that makes syncing snappier. Sync thousands of databases in seconds, all the time. It’s exactly what you’ve been looking for if you need a faster way to work with database-per-user, per-time-period setups and 2600Hz Kazoo or other telephony systems.
SQS Subscriptions
In the CouchDB user survey one thing keeps coming back: people miss the ease of SQL queries in CouchDB. Problem fixed! Structured Query Server (SQS) is our SQL server for CouchDB, and we’ve made it available through a much more affordable monthly subscription. Pricing starts at €149 excl. VAT.
Get more complex queries with SQS →
Events
Community Over Code
Catch our team in Glasgow, Scotland from 11–14 October for the ASF’s Community over Code annual conference. Jan Lehnardt will present our work helping an AAA client get 10x CouchDB performance. If you want a peek, take a look at our write-up, but expect more behind the scenes stories on the day.
From the Blog
- Discover how we developed a linter for the GNOME project* to enhance the developer experience and keep coding quality high.Our work with the STA is done for now — there are many ways we can help your organisation establish open source practices and contribute to the projects you depend on.
- The 2025-2026 Apache CouchDB Annual User Survey results are in! Take a look for some humble brags that prove how reliable CouchDB is.
Want to Get More Involved?
You can be a part of the volunteer team that brings CouchDB and PouchDB to the world!
Use new functions you’ve learned to make documentation additions, put your coding skills first with CouchDB beginner issues or share your story so new audiences can learn what CouchDB and PouchDB are capable of. We would love to count on your help!
See You Next Time
Thanks for keeping up with our team! 👋
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