Related to "Internals"

InfluxDB Clustered data durability

Data written to progresses through multiple stages to ensure durability, optimized performance and storage, and efficient querying. Configuration options at each stage affect system behavior, balancing reliability and resource usage.

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.