Couchdb sync access with userid and password

Question

I have a couchdb running on a virtual linux machine. This db has cors enabled and setup. I have added an admin user and password to the db. I also have require_valid_user s

Answer 1

I had the same problem with the exact same error message trying to sync to a couchDB on cloudant.com. For me, the solution was to use https:// instead of http:// in the URL of the remote server. The format of the URL should be:

https://<api_key>:<key_passwd>@<username>.cloudant.com/<db_name>

So although I do not have a locally installed DB to test this, I suspect your error stems from the fact that couch redirects the request to a secure connection when you provide your credentials (scenario 1). While in scenario 2 no redirect occurs.