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InfluxDB OSS v2

Contribute to InfluxDB OSS

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.

To contribute to the InfluxDB OSS project, complete the following steps:

  1. Sign the InfluxData Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
  2. Review contribution guidelines.
  3. Review the InfluxDB open source license.

Sign InfluxData Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

Before contributing to the InfluxDB OSS project, you must complete and sign the InfluxData Contributor License Agreement (CLA), available on the InfluxData website.

Review contribution guidelines

To learn how you can contribute to the InfluxDB OSS project, see our Contributing guidelines in the GitHub repository.

Review open source license

See information about our open source MIT license for InfluxDB in GitHub.

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New in InfluxDB 3.5

Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.5 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3.

See the Blog Post

InfluxDB 3.5 is now available for both Core and Enterprise, introducing custom plugin repository support, enhanced operational visibility with queryable CLI parameters and manual node management, stronger security controls, and general performance improvements.

InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3 brings powerful new capabilities including Dashboards (beta) for saving and organizing your favorite queries, and cache querying for instant access to Last Value and Distinct Value caches—making Explorer a more comprehensive workspace for time series monitoring and analysis.

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InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On November 3, 2025, the latest tag for InfluxDB Docker images will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments.

If using Docker to install and run InfluxDB, the latest tag will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments. For example, if using Docker to run InfluxDB v2, replace the latest version tag with a specific version tag in your Docker pull command–for example:

docker pull influxdb:2