---
title: influxd - InfluxDB daemon
description: The influxd daemon starts and runs all the processes necessary for InfluxDB to function.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/
estimated_tokens: 366
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/
date: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
lastmod: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
---

The `influxd` command starts and runs all the processes necessary for InfluxDB to function.

## Usage

```
influxd [[command] [arguments]]
```

## Commands

|                        Command                         |                      Description                       |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| [backup](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/backup) |Download a snapshot of a data node and saves it to disk.|
| [config](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/config) |           Display the default configuration.           |
|                          help                          |               Display the help message.                |
|[restore](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/restore)|  Use a snapshot of a data node to rebuild a cluster.   |
|    [run](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/run)    |         Run node with existing configuration.          |
|[version](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd/version)|             Display the InfluxDB version.              |
| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Command | Description |
| backup | Download a snapshot of a data node and saves it to disk. |
| config | Display the default configuration. |
| help | Display the help message. |
| restore | Use a snapshot of a data node to rebuild a cluster. |
| run | Run node with existing configuration. |
| version | Display the InfluxDB version. |