--- title: Sign up for InfluxDB Cloud description: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM) is a fully managed and hosted version of InfluxDB 2.x, the time series platform purpose-built to collect, store, process and visualize metrics and events. url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/sign-up/ estimated_tokens: 1961 product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM) version: cloud publisher: InfluxData canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/sign-up/ date: '2026-01-15T14:55:06-06:00' lastmod: '2026-01-15T14:55:06-06:00' --- InfluxDB Cloud (TSM) is a fully managed and hosted version of InfluxDB 2.x, designed to collect, store, process, and visualize metrics and events. #### New InfluxDB Cloud signups use InfluxDB 3 New InfluxDB Cloud signups are for [InfluxDB Cloud Serverless, powered by the InfluxDB 3 storage engine](/influxdata/cloud-serverless/). If you are looking to use InfluxDB v2 (TSM), consider self-hosting [InfluxDB OSS v2](/influxdata/v2/). InfluxDB Cloud (TSM) is API-compatible and functionally compatible with InfluxDB OSS v2. The primary differences between InfluxDB OSS v2 and InfluxDB Cloud are: * [InfluxDB scrapers](/influxdb/v2/write-data/no-code/scrape-data/) that collect data from specified targets are not available in InfluxDB Cloud. * InfluxDB Cloud instances are currently limited to a single organization. * [Start for free](#start-for-free) * [Sign up](#sign-up) * [(Optional) Download, install, and use the influx CLI](#optional-download-install-and-use-the-influx-cli) * [Sign in](#sign-in) * [Get started working with data](#get-started-working-with-data) ### Other deployment options * **InfluxDB OSS v2 (single-node, self-hosted)**: Available for on-premises setups. * **InfluxDB Cloud Serverless**: Managed, multi-tenant InfluxDB Cloud 3 instance. * **InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated**: Managed, single-tenant InfluxDB Cloud 3 cluster. ## Sign up #### New InfluxDB Cloud signups use InfluxDB 3 New InfluxDB Cloud signups are for [InfluxDB Cloud Serverless, powered by the InfluxDB 3 storage engine](/influxdata/cloud-serverless/). If you are looking to use InfluxDB v2 (TSM), consider self-hosting [InfluxDB OSS v2](/influxdata/v2/). ## (Optional) Download, install, and use the influx CLI To use the `influx` CLI to manage and interact with your InfluxDB Cloud instance, complete the following steps: #### macOS #### #### Step 1: Download influx CLI for macOS Click the following button to download and install `influx` CLI for macOS. [influx CLI (macOS)](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb2-client-2.8.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) #### Step 2: Unpackage the influx binary **Note:** The commands below are examples. Adjust the file names, paths, and utilities to your own needs. To unpackage the downloaded archive, **double click the archive file in Finder**or run the following command in a macOS command prompt application such**Terminal** or **[iTerm2](https://www.iterm2.com/)**: ```sh # Unpackage contents to the current working directory tar zxvf ~/Downloads/influxdb2-client-2.8.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz ``` #### Step 3: (Optional) Place the binary in your $PATH If you choose, you can place `influx` in your `$PATH` or you can prefix the executable with `./` to run in place. If the binary is on your $PATH, you can run `influx` from any directory. Otherwise, you must specify the location of the CLI (for example, `./influx`or `path/to/influx`). **Note:** If you have the 1.x binary on your $PATH, moving the 2.0 binary to your $PATH will overwrite the 1.x binary because they have the same name. ```sh # Copy the influx binary to your $PATH sudo cp influxdb2-client-2.8.0-darwin-amd64/influx /usr/local/bin/ ``` > [!Note] > > [!Note] > If you rename the binary, all references to `influx` in this documentation refer to the renamed binary. #### Step 4: (macOS Catalina only) Authorize InfluxDB binaries If running `influx` on macOS Catalina, you must manually authorize the`influx` binary in the **Security & Privacy** section of **System Preferences**. #### Step 5: Set up a configuration profile To avoid having to pass your InfluxDB [API token](/influxdb/cloud/admin/tokens/) with each `influx` command, set up a configuration profile that stores your credentials. In a terminal, run the following command: ```sh # Set up a configuration profile influx config create -n default \ -u https://cloud2.influxdata.com \ -o example-org \ -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \ -a ``` This configures a new profile named `default` and makes the profile active so your `influx` CLI commands run against this instance. For more detail, see [influx config](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/config/). #### Step 6: Learn `influx` CLI commands To see all available `influx` commands, type `influx -h` or check out [influx - InfluxDB command line interface](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/). #### Step 1: Download influx CLI for Linux Click one of the following buttons to download and install the `influx` CLI appropriate for your chipset. [influx CLI (amd64)](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb2-client-2.8.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz)[influx CLI (arm)](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb2-client-2.8.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz) #### Step 2: Unpackage the influx binary **Note:** The commands below are examples. Adjust the file names, paths, and utilities to your own needs. ```sh # Unpackage contents to the current working directory tar xvfz influxdb2-client-2.8.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz ``` #### Step 3: (Optional) Place the binary in your $PATH If you choose, you can place `influx` in your `$PATH` or you can prefix the executable with `./` to run in place. If the binary is on your $PATH, you can run `influx` from any directory. Otherwise, you must specify the location of the CLI (for example, `./influx`or `path/to/influx`). **Note:** If you have the 1.x binary on your $PATH, moving the 2.0 binary to your $PATH will overwrite the 1.x binary because they have the same name. ```sh # Copy the influx and influxd binary to your $PATH sudo cp influxdb2-client-2.8.0-linux-amd64/influx /usr/local/bin/ ``` If you rename the binary, all references to `influx` in this documentation refer to the renamed binary. #### Step 4: Set up a configuration profile To avoid having to pass your InfluxDB [API token](/influxdb/cloud/admin/tokens/) with each `influx` command, set up a configuration profile that stores your credentials. In a terminal, run the following command: ```sh # Set up a configuration profile influx config create -n default \ -u https://cloud2.influxdata.com \ -o example-org \ -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \ -a ``` This configures a new profile named `default` and makes the profile active so your `influx` CLI commands run against this instance. For more detail, see [influx config](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/config/). #### Step 5: Learn `influx` CLI commands To see all available `influx` commands, type `influx -h` or check out [influx - InfluxDB command line interface](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/). #### Step 1: Download influx CLI for Windows Click the following button to download and install `influx` CLI for Windows. [influx CLI (Windows)](https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb2-client-2.8.0-windows-amd64.zip) #### Step 2: Expand the downloaded archive Expand the downloaded archive into `C:\Program Files\InfluxData\influxdb`. #### Step 3: Grant network access When using the `influx` CLI for the first time, Windows Defender will appear with the following message: `Windows Defender Firewall has blocked some features of this app.` 1. Select **Private networks, such as my home or work network**. 2. Click **Allow access**. #### Step 4: Learn `influx` CLI commands To see all available `influx` commands, type `influx -h` or check out [influx - InfluxDB command line interface](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/). ## Sign in Sign in to [InfluxDB Cloud](https://cloud2.influxdata.com) using your email address and password. [Sign in to InfluxDB Cloud now](https://cloud2.influxdata.com) ## Get started working with data To learn how to get started working with time series data, see [Get Started](/influxdb/cloud/get-started). [get-started](/influxdb/cloud/tags/get-started/)[install](/influxdb/cloud/tags/install/)[cli](/influxdb/cloud/tags/cli/)