influx setup
This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.7 is the latest stable version. View this page in the v2.7 documentation.
The influx setup command walks through the initial InfluxDB OSS setup process,
creating a default user, organization, and bucket.
The Operator token created in the InfluxDB setup process has full read and write access to all organizations in the database.
Usage
influx setup [flags]
Flags
| Flag | Description | Data type | Maps to ? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
-c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string | |
-b | --bucket | Primary bucket name | string | |
--configs-path | Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH | |
-f | --force | Skip confirmation prompt | ||
-h | --help | Help for the setup command | ||
--host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST | |
--http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string | ||
-o | --org | Primary organization name | string | |
-p | --password | Password for primary user | string | |
-r | --retention | Duration bucket will retain data (0 is infinite, default is 0) | duration | |
--skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY | ||
-t | --token | Token for admin user (auto-generated by default) | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
-u | --username | Primary username | string |
Valid --retention units are nanoseconds (ns), microseconds (us or µs),
milliseconds (ms), seconds (s), minutes (m), hours (h), days (d), and weeks (w).
Examples
Start interactive InfluxDB setup
influx setup
Set up InfluxDB with all required information and skip confirmation
influx setup \
--org example-org \
--bucket example-bucket \
--username example-user \
--password ExAmPl3PA55W0rD \
--force
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