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influxd - InfluxDB daemon

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB. InfluxDB v2.1 is the latest stable version. See the equivalent InfluxDB v2.1 documentation: influxd - InfluxDB service.

The influxd command starts and runs all the processes necessary for InfluxDB to function.

Usage

influxd [[command] [arguments]]

Commands

Command Description
backup Download a snapshot of a data node and saves it to disk.
config Display the default configuration.
help Display the help message.
restore Use a snapshot of a data node to rebuild a cluster.
run Run node with existing configuration.
version Display the InfluxDB version.

Set your InfluxDB URL

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