---
title: Initialize an InfluxDB stack
description: InfluxDB automatically creates a new stack each time you apply an InfluxDB template without providing a stack ID. To manually create or initialize a new stack, use the influx stacks init command.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/tools/influxdb-templates/stacks/init/
estimated_tokens: 993
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# Initialize an InfluxDB stack

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).

InfluxDB automatically creates a new stack each time you [apply an InfluxDB template](/influxdb/v2/tools/influxdb-templates/use/) **without providing a stack ID**. To manually create or initialize a new stack, use the [`influx stacks init` command](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/stacks/init/).

## Initialize a stack when applying a template

To automatically create a new stack when [applying an InfluxDB template](/influxdb/v2/tools/influxdb-templates/use/) **don’t provide a stack ID**. InfluxDB applies the resources in the template to a new stack and provides the **stack ID** the output.

```sh
influx apply \
  -o example-org \
  -f path/to/template.yml
```

## Manually initialize a new stack

Use the [`influx stacks init` command](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/stacks/init/) to create or initialize a new InfluxDB stack.

**Provide the following:**

-   Organization name or ID
-   Stack name
-   Stack description
-   InfluxDB template URLs

```sh
# Syntax
influx stacks init \
  -o <org-name> \
  -n <stack-name> \
  -d <stack-description \
  -u <package-url>

# Example
influx stacks init \
  -o example-org \
  -n "Example Stack" \
  -d "InfluxDB stack for monitoring some awesome stuff" \
  -u https://example.com/template-1.yml \
  -u https://example.com/template-2.yml
```

#### Related

-   [influx stacks init](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/stacks/init/)