Prepare your target system by ensuring that you meet the system requirements. See Section 2.1, “Preparation”.

Install Couchbase Server using one of the available binary distributions. See Section 2.2, “Installing Couchbase Server” .

For more information on Upgrading Couchbase Server from a previous version, see Section 2.3, “Upgrading to Couchbase Server 1.8”.

Test the installation by connecting to the Couchbase Server and storing some data using the native Memcached protocol. See Section 2.5, “Testing Couchbase Server” .

Setup the new Couchbase Server system by completing the web-based setup instructions. See Section 2.4, “Setting up Couchbase Server” .