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influxd - InfluxDB service

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 influxd daemon starts and runs all the processes necessary for InfluxDB to function.

Usage

influxd [flags]
influxd [command]

For information about other available InfluxDB configuration methods, see InfluxDB configuration options.

Commands

CommandDescription
downgradeDowngrade metadata schema to match an older release
helpOutput help information for influxd
inspectInspect on-disk database data
print-config(Deprecated) Print full influxd configuration for the current environment
recoveryRecover operator access to InfluxDB
runStart the influxd server (default)
upgradeUpgrade a 1.x version of InfluxDB to 2.5
versionOutput the current version of InfluxDB

Flags


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