InfluxDB — Time Series

27. 08. 2025 1 min read intermediate

Purpose-built for time series data.

Installation¶

docker run -d -p 8086:8086 \
  -e DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_MODE=setup \
  -e DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_USERNAME=admin \
  -e DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_PASSWORD=password123 \
  -e DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_ORG=myorg \
  -e DOCKER_INFLUXDB_INIT_BUCKET=metrics \
  influxdb:2.7

Writing¶

curl -X POST 'http://localhost:8086/api/v2/write?bucket=metrics' \
  -H 'Authorization: Token TOKEN' \
  -d 'cpu,host=server01 usage=85.5'

Flux Queries¶

from(bucket:"metrics") 
  |> range(start:-1h) 
  |> filter(fn:(r)=>r._measurement=="cpu") 
  |> aggregateWindow(every:5m,fn:mean)

InfluxDB for Time Series¶

More efficient than PostgreSQL for metrics and IoT.

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