Learn N1QL with Real Code Examples

Updated Nov 18, 2025

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Installation Setup

Install Couchbase Server

Enable Query and Index services

Create a Bucket for data storage

Use Query Workbench or SDKs to execute N1QL

Configure authentication and RBAC

Environment Setup

Install Couchbase

Enable Query, Data, and Index services

Create primary and secondary indexes

Connect via SDK or Workbench

Config Files

couchbase.conf

Cluster configuration settings

Index definitions

FTS index config

Cli Commands

cbq (Couchbase Query Shell)

CREATE INDEX, DROP INDEX

SELECT * FROM bucket

EXPLAIN query

Internationalization

UTF-8 string storage

Locale-aware sorting with COLLATE

Multi-language text search via FTS

Accessibility

Readable SQL-like structure

JSON makes flexible field naming easy

Index-based fast access

Well-documented query syntax

Ui Styling

Not language-related

Use Couchbase Workbench for UI

Integrate with dashboards

Use Node, React, or API layer for front-end

State Management

JSON documents store state

Updates atomic per document

Index state maintained separately

Durability levels configurable

Data Management

CRUD operations with SQL-like syntax

Indexing for fast lookups

FTS for fuzzy search

Analytics service for large workloads