---
title: influx stacks init
description: The influx stacks init command initializes an InfluxDB stack.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/stacks/init/
estimated_tokens: 1624
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/stacks/init/
date: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
lastmod: '2025-04-02T15:54:32-06:00'
---

* influx CLI 2.0.1+
* InfluxDB 2.0.1+

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

#### API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a
copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing
tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t
be recovered afterward — **capture any plaintext tokens you still
need before you upgrade**.

For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

The `influx stacks init` command initializes an InfluxDB stack.

## Usage

```
influx stacks init [flags]
```

## Flags

|Flag|                     |                             Description                             |  Input type   |Maps to [?](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#view-mapped-environment-variables)|
|----|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|`-c`|  `--active-config`  |                CLI configuration to use for command                 |    string     |                                                                                 |
|    |  `--configs-path`   |Path to `influx` CLI configurations (default `~/.influxdbv2/configs`)|    string     |                              `INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH`                              |
|`-h`|      `--help`       |                     Help for the `init` command                     |               |                                                                                 |
|    |  `--hide-headers`   |                Hide table headers (default `false`)                 |               |                              `INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS`                              |
|    |      `--host`       |     HTTP address of InfluxDB (default `http://localhost:8086`)      |    string     |                                  `INFLUX_HOST`                                  |
|    |   `--http-debug`    |            Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers.             |    string     |                                                                                 |
|    |      `--json`       |                Output data as JSON (default `false`)                |               |                              `INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON`                               |
|`-o`|       `--org`       |       Organization name (mutually exclusive with `--org-id`)        |    string     |                                  `INFLUX_ORG`                                   |
|    |     `--org-id`      |          Organization ID (mutually exclusive with `--org`)          |    string     |                                 `INFLUX_ORG_ID`                                 |
|    |   `--skip-verify`   |                  Skip TLS certificate verification                  |               |                              `INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY`                               |
|`-d`|`--stack-description`|                          Stack description                          |    string     |                                                                                 |
|`-n`|   `--stack-name`    |                             Stack name                              |    string     |                                                                                 |
|`-u`|  `--template-url`   |               Template URLs to associate with a stack               |list of strings|                                                                                 |
|`-t`|      `--token`      |                              API token                              |    string     |                                 `INFLUX_TOKEN`                                  |

## Examples

#### Authentication credentials

The examples below assume your InfluxDB **host**, **organization**, and **token** are
provided by either the [active `influx` CLI configuration](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials) or by environment variables (`INFLUX_HOST`, `INFLUX_ORG`, and `INFLUX_TOKEN`).
If you do not have a CLI configuration set up or the environment variables set, include these required credentials for each command with the following flags:

* `--host`: [InfluxDB host](/influxdb/v2/reference/urls/)
* `-o, --org` or `--org-id`: InfluxDB organization name or ID
* `-t, --token`: InfluxDB API token

##### Initialize a stack with a name and description

```sh
influx stacks init -n "Example Stack" -d "InfluxDB stack for monitoring some awesome stuff"
```

##### Initialize a stack with a name and URLs to associate with the stack

```sh
influx stacks init -n "Example Stack" -u https://example.com/template-1.yml
```

#### Related

* [InfluxDB stacks](/influxdb/v2/tools/influxdb-templates/stacks/)
* [influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials)
* [influx CLI—Flag patterns and conventions](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#flag-patterns-and-conventions)

[templates](/influxdb/v2/tags/templates/)
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flag |  | Description | Input type | Maps to  ? |
| -c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string |  |
|  | --configs-path | Path to  influx  CLI configurations (default  ~/.influxdbv2/configs ) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH |
| -h | --help | Help for the  init  command |  |  |
|  | --hide-headers | Hide table headers (default  false ) |  | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS |
|  | --host | HTTP address of InfluxDB (default  http://localhost:8086 ) | string | INFLUX_HOST |
|  | --http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers. | string |  |
|  | --json | Output data as JSON (default  false ) |  | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON |
| -o | --org | Organization name (mutually exclusive with  --org-id ) | string | INFLUX_ORG |
|  | --org-id | Organization ID (mutually exclusive with  --org ) | string | INFLUX_ORG_ID |
|  | --skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification |  | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY |
| -d | --stack-description | Stack description | string |  |
| -n | --stack-name | Stack name | string |  |
| -u | --template-url | Template URLs to associate with a stack | list of strings |  |
| -t | --token | API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |