Running couchdb using the helm chart is not successful with the suggested values in the documention

[alexchiri]

Describe the bug I am trying to deploy couchdb using the Helm chart 3.5.6 as described in its documentation. I am only passing the uuid in the values.yaml files. I tried using the allowPartyMode=true as documented in the helm chart docs, but removed it after the pods logs said this is not supported anymore. I am deploying using flux cd and its helm controller.

The pods end up in CrashLoopBackOff. The main reason I can pick-up from the logs is this:

couchdb-couchdb-1 couchdb [error] 2024-07-15T19:14:42.096450Z couchdb@couchdb-couchdb-1.couchdb-couchdb.couchdb.svc.local.talos.alexchiri.xyz emulator -------- Error in process <0.665.0> on node 'couchdb@couchdb-couchdb-1.couchdb-couchdb.couchdb.svc.local.talos.alexchiri.xyz' with exit value:
couchdb-couchdb-1 couchdb {{rexi_DOWN,{'couchdb@couchdb-couchdb-1.couchdb-couchdb.couchdb.svc.cluster.local',noconnect}},[{mem3_rpc,rexi_call,3,[{file,"src/mem3_rpc.erl"},{line,384}]},{mem3_seeds,'-start_replication/1-fun-0-',1,[{file,"src/mem3_seeds.erl"},{line,107}]}]}
couchdb-couchdb-1 couchdb 
couchdb-couchdb-1 couchdb [notice] 2024-07-15T19:14:42.126949Z couchdb@couchdb-couchdb-1.couchdb-couchdb.couchdb.svc.local.talos.alexchiri.xyz <0.398.0> -------- chttpd_auth_cache changes listener died because the _users database does not exist. Create the database to silence this notice.
couchdb-couchdb-1 couchdb [error] 2024-07-15T19:14:42.127511Z couchdb@couchdb-couchdb-1.couchdb-couchdb.couchdb.svc.local.talos.alexchiri.xyz emulator -------- Error in process <0.667.0> on node 'couchdb@couchdb-couchdb-1.couchdb-couchdb.couchdb.svc.local.talos.alexchiri.xyz' with exit value:
couchdb-couchdb-1 couchdb {database_does_not_exist,[{mem3_shards,load_shards_from_db,[<<"_users">>],[{file,"src/mem3_shards.erl"},{line,430}]},{mem3_shards,load_shards_from_disk,1,[{file,"src/mem3_shards.erl"},{line,405}]},{mem3_shards,load_shards_from_disk,2,[{file,"src/mem3_shards.erl"},{line,434}]},{mem3_shards,for_docid,3,[{file,"src/mem3_shards.erl"},{line,100}]},{fabric_doc_open,go,3,[{file,"src/fabric_doc_open.erl"},{line,39}]},{chttpd_auth_cache,ensure_auth_ddoc_exists,2,[{file,"src/chttpd_auth_cache.erl"},{line,214}]},{chttpd_auth_cache,listen_for_changes,1,[{file,"src/chttpd_auth_cache.erl"},{line,160}]}]}

Are there any extra steps required to get it to work?

Version of Helm and Kubernetes: Kubernetes 1.30.1 Helm 3

[willholley]

My guess is that your custom cluster domain (I inferior from the logs) is causing problems. Did you set dns.clusterDomainSuffix to your custom domain in the chart values?

[alexchiri]

@willholley That is correct, well spotted! I missed the wrong cluster domain in the log. Thank you! :bowing_man: