diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ A collection of delicious docker recipes.
   - [x] cp-kafka-rest
   - [x] ksqldb-cli
   - [x] ksqldb-server
+- [x] couchdb
 - [x] schollz/croc
 - [x] streamsets/datacollector
 - [x] daskdev
diff --git a/couchdb/README.md b/couchdb/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+couchdb
+=======
+
+[CouchDB][1] is a seamless multi-master syncing database with an intuitive
+HTTP/JSON API, designed for reliability.
+
+[1]: https://github.com/apache/couchdb
diff --git a/couchdb/docker-compose.yml b/couchdb/docker-compose.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: "3.8"
+services:
+  couchdb:
+    image: couchdb
+    ports:
+      - "5984:5984"
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/opt/couchdb/data
+    environment:
+      - COUCHDB_USER=admin
+      - COUCHDB_PASSWORD=password
+    restart: unless-stopped