CouchDB backups and cloning the database

Question

We\'re looking at CouchdDB for a CMS-ish application. What are some common patterns, best practices and workflow advice surrounding backing up our production database?

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Answer 1

I'd like to second Paul's suggestion: Just cp your database files from under the live server if you can take the I/O-load hit. If you run a replicated copy anyway, you can safely copy from that too, without impacting your master's performance.