---
title: influxdb3 install
description: The influxdb3 install command and its subcommands manage package installations for the InfluxDB 3 processing engine.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/install/
estimated_tokens: 326
product: InfluxDB 3 Core
version: core
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/install/
date: '2026-07-11T10:53:18+00:00'
lastmod: '2026-07-11T10:53:18+00:00'
---

The `influxdb3 install` command and its subcommands manage Python package
installations for the InfluxDB 3 Core processing engine.

## Usage

```bash
influxdb3 install <SUBCOMMAND>
```

## Subcommands

|                             Subcommand                              |                     Description                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|[`package`](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/install/package/)|Install Python packages for processing engine plugins|
|                               `help`                                |   Print command help or the help of a subcommand    |

## Options

|Option|            |          Description          |
|------|------------|-------------------------------|
| `-h` |  `--help`  |    Print help information     |
|      |`--help-all`|Print detailed help information|
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| package | Install Python packages for processing engine plugins |
| help | Print command help or the help of a subcommand |

| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Print help information |
|  | --help-all | Print detailed help information |