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 theINFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKENenvironment variable to specify the token. - Database (
-d,--database): (Required) The name of the database to apply the index to. You can also use theINFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAMEenvironment 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 \
COLUMNSReplace the following placeholders with your values:
AUTH_TOKEN: your admin tokenDATABASE_NAME: the name of the database to create the file index inTABLE_NAME: the name of the table to create the file index inCOLUMNS: a comma-separated list of columns to index on–for example:host,application
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