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InfluxDB Clustered

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Data retention in InfluxDB Clustered

InfluxDB Clustered enforces database retention periods at query time and, to optimize storage, routinely deletes Parquet files containing only expired data.

InfluxDB 3 storage engine architecture

The InfluxDB 3 storage engine is a real-time, columnar database optimized for time series data that supports infinite tag cardinality, real-time queries, and is optimized to reduce storage cost.

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The future of Flux

Flux is going into maintenance mode. You can continue using it as you currently are without any changes to your code.

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InfluxDB 3 Open Source Now in Public Alpha

InfluxDB 3 Open Source is now available for alpha testing, licensed under MIT or Apache 2 licensing.

We are releasing two products as part of the alpha.

InfluxDB 3 Core, is our new open source product. It is a recent-data engine for time series and event data. InfluxDB 3 Enterprise is a commercial version that builds on Core’s foundation, adding historical query capability, read replicas, high availability, scalability, and fine-grained security.

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