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Install the InfluxData 1.x TICK stack (OSS)

Download the TICK stack components

To download each of the TICK stack components, see InfluxData downloads page. Telegraf, InfluxDB, Chronograf, and Kapacitor are each separate binaries that need to be installed, configured, and started separately.

Install Telegraf

The Telegraf installation instructions walk through installing and configuring Telegraf.

Install InfluxDB

The InfluxDB OSS installation instructions walk through installing and configuring the open source version of InfluxDB.

Install Chronograf

The Chronograf installation instructions walk through installing and configuring Chronograf.

Install Kapacitor

The Kapacitor OSS installation instructions walk through installing and configuring the open source version of Kapacitor.

InfluxData Sandbox

The InfluxData Sandbox is an alternative method for installing the OSS TICK stack that uses Docker and Docker Compose to build and network each component. For information about installing the Sandbox, view the InfluxData Sandbox installation instructions.

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New in InfluxDB 3.5

Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.5 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3.

See the Blog Post

InfluxDB 3.5 is now available for both Core and Enterprise, introducing custom plugin repository support, enhanced operational visibility with queryable CLI parameters and manual node management, stronger security controls, and general performance improvements.

InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3 brings powerful new capabilities including Dashboards (beta) for saving and organizing your favorite queries, and cache querying for instant access to Last Value and Distinct Value caches—making Explorer a more comprehensive workspace for time series monitoring and analysis.

For more information, check out:

InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On November 3, 2025, the latest tag for InfluxDB Docker images will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments.

If using Docker to install and run InfluxDB, the latest tag will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments. For example, if using Docker to run InfluxDB v2, replace the latest version tag with a specific version tag in your Docker pull command–for example:

docker pull influxdb:2