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Create a custom file index

Use the influxdb3 create file_index command to create a custom file indexing strategy for a database or table.

Provide the following:

  • Token (--token): (Required) Your admin token. You can also use the INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable to specify the token.
  • Database (-d, --database): (Required) The name of the database to apply the index to. You can also use the INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME environment variable to specify the database.
  • Table (-t, --table): The name of the table to apply the index to. If no table is specified, the indexing strategy applies to all tables in the specified database.
  • Columns: (Required) A comma-separated list of string columns to index on. These are typically tag columns but can also be string fields.
influxdb3 create file_index \
  --token 
AUTH_TOKEN
\
--database
DATABASE
_NAME \
--table
TABLE
_NAME \
COLUMNS

Replace the following placeholders with your values:

  • AUTH_TOKEN: your admin token
  • DATABASE_NAME: the name of the database to create the file index in
  • TABLE_NAME: the name of the table to create the file index in
  • COLUMNS: a comma-separated list of columns to index on–for example: host,application

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