CouchDB-wide read-only access rights

Question

I need to create a CouchDB user which can only read documents from any database but can\'t write any of them. As far as I\'m concerned, it is not what is supported by defaul

Answer 1

You will need to put a design doc in each database you want to enforce this rule. The design doc will have to have a 'validation function' that checks for something on the user that says whether they have write access or not.

Here is a chapter on validation functions form the official CouchDB book.

And even better, here is a validation function that only let admins modify a doc, and restrict regular users to read-only access. Here you can find an explanation of the function.