---
title: Use Chronograf with InfluxDB OSS
description: Chronograf is a data visualization and dashboarding tool designed to visualize data in InfluxDB 1.x. It is part of the TICKstack that provides an InfluxQL data explorer, Kapacitor integrations, and more. Continue to use Chronograf with InfluxDB Cloud and InfluxDB OSS 2.x and the 1.x compatibility API.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/tools/chronograf/
estimated_tokens: 1502
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# Use Chronograf with InfluxDB OSS

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).

[Chronograf](/chronograf/v1/) is a data visualization and dashboarding tool designed to visualize data in InfluxDB 1.x. It is part of the [TICKstack](/platform/) that provides an InfluxQL data explorer, Kapacitor integrations, and more. Continue to use Chronograf with **InfluxDB Cloud** and **InfluxDB OSS 2.9** and the [1.x compatibility API](/influxdb/v2/reference/api/influxdb-1x/).

## Create an InfluxDB connection

1. In Chronograf, click **Configuration** in the left navigation bar, and then click **Add Connection**.
    
2. Toggle the **InfluxDB v2 Auth** option at the bottom of the form. ![InfluxDB v2 Auth toggle](/img/influxdb/2-0-tools-chronograf-v2-auth.png)
    
3. Enter your InfluxDB connection credentials:
    
    -   **Connection URL:** InfluxDB URL *(see [InfluxDB Cloud regions](/influxdb/cloud/reference/regions/) or [InfluxDB OSS URLs](/influxdb/v2/reference/urls/))*
        
        ```
        http://localhost:8086
        ```
        
    -   **Connection Name:** Name to uniquely identify this connection configuration
        
    -   **Organization:** InfluxDB [organization](/influxdb/v2/admin/organizations/)
        
    -   **Token:** InfluxDB [API token](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/)
        
    -   **Telegraf Database Name:** InfluxDB [bucket](/influxdb/v2/admin/buckets/) Chronograf uses to populate parts of the application, including the Host List page (default is `telegraf`)
        
    -   **Default Retention Policy:** default [retention policy](/influxdb/v1/concepts/glossary/#retention-policy-rp) ***(leave blank)***
        
        #### DBRPs map to InfluxDB buckets
        
        In InfluxDB 2.9, database/retention-policy (DBRP) combinations are mapped to buckets using the `database-name/retention-policy` naming convention. **DBRP mappings are required to query InfluxDB 2.9 using InfluxQL.**
        
        For information, see [DBRP mapping](/influxdb/v2/reference/api/influxdb-1x/dbrp/).
        
4. Click **Add Connection**.
    
5. Select the dashboards you would like to create, and then click **Next**.
    
6. To configure a Kapacitor connection, provide the necessary credentials, and then click **Continue**. Otherwise, click **Skip**. *For information about using Kapacitor with InfluxDB Cloud or InfluxDB OSS 2.9, see [Use Kapacitor with InfluxDB](/influxdb/v2/tools/kapacitor/).*
    
7. Click **Finish**.
    

## Important notes

-   [Update upgraded InfluxDB connections](#update-upgraded-influxdb-connections)
-   [No administrative functionality](#no-administrative-functionality)
-   [Limited InfluxQL support](#limited-influxql-support)

### Update upgraded InfluxDB connections

If using Chronograf with an InfluxDB instance that was upgraded from 1.x to 2.x, update your InfluxDB connection configuration in Chronograf to use the **InfluxDB v2 Auth** option and provide an organization and a token. **Without an organization, Chronograf cannot use Flux to query InfluxDB.**

### No administrative functionality

Chronograf cannot be used for administrative tasks in InfluxDB Cloud and InfluxDB OSS 2.9. For example, you **cannot** do the following:

-   Define databases
-   Modify retention policies
-   Add users
-   Kill queries

When connected to an InfluxDB Cloud or InfluxDB 2.9 database, functionality in the **InfluxDB Admin** section of Chronograf is disabled.

To complete administrative tasks, use the following:

-   **InfluxDB user interface (UI)**
-   [InfluxDB CLI](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/)
-   [InfluxDB v2 API](/influxdb/v2/reference/api/)

### Limited InfluxQL support

InfluxDB Cloud and InfluxDB OSS 2.9 support InfluxQL **read-only** queries. For more information, see [InfluxQL support](/influxdb/v2/query-data/influxql/#influxql-support).

#### Related

-   [Chronograf documentation](/chronograf/v1/)