influxd - InfluxDB service
The influxd daemon starts and runs all the processes necessary for InfluxDB to function.
Usage
influxd [flags]
influxd [command]
For information about other available InfluxDB configuration methods, see InfluxDB configuration options.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| generate | Generate time series data sets using TOML schema. |
| inspect | Inspect on-disk database data. |
| restore | Restore data and metadata from a backup file set |
| run | Start the influxd server (default) |
| version | Output the current version of InfluxDB |
Flags
| Flag | Description | Input type | Mapped to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
--assets-path | Override default assets by serving from a specific directory (developer mode) | string | INFLUXD_ASSETS_PATH | |
--bolt-path | Path to boltdb database (default ~/.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt) | string | INFLUXD_BOLT_PATH | |
--e2e-testing | Add /debug/flush endpoint to clear stores; used for end-to-end tests (default false) | INFLUXD_E2E_TESTING | ||
--engine-path | Path to persistent engine files (default ~/.influxdbv2/engine) | string | INFLUXD_ENGINE_PATH | |
-h | --help | Help for the influxd command | ||
--http-bind-address | Bind address for the REST HTTP API (default :9999) | string | INFLUXD_HTTP_BIND_ADDRESS | |
--log-level | Supported log levels are debug, info, and error (default info) | string | INFLUXD_LOG_LEVEL | |
--new-meta-store | Enables the new meta store | INFLUXD_NEW_META_STORE | ||
--new-meta-store-read-only | Toggle read-only mode for the new meta store and duplicate reads between old and new store (default true) | INFLUXD_NEW_META_STORE_READ_ONLY | ||
--no-tasks | Disables the task scheduler | INFLUXD_NO_TASKS | ||
--query-concurrency | Number of queries allowed to execute concurrently (default 10) | integer | INFLUXD_QUERY_CONCURRENCY | |
--query-initial-memory-bytes | Initial bytes of memory allocated for a query (default = query-memory-bytes) | integer | INFLUXD_QUERY_INITIAL_MEMORY_BYTES | |
--query-max-memory-bytes | Maximum total bytes of memory allowed for queries (default = query-concurrency × query-memory-bytes) | integer | INFLUXD_QUERY_MAX_MEMORY_BYTES | |
--query-memory-bytes | Maximum bytes of memory allowed for a single query (default unlimited, must be >= query-initial-memory-bytes) | integer | INFLUXD_QUERY_MEMORY_BYTES | |
--query-queue-size | Maximum number of queries allowed in execution queue (default 10) | integer | INFLUXD_QUERY_QUEUE_SIZE | |
--reporting-disabled | Disable sending telemetry data to https: | INFLUXD_REPORTING_DISABLED | ||
--secret-store | Data store for secrets (bolt or vault) (default bolt) | string | INFLUXD_SECRET_STORE | |
--session-length | TTL in minutes for newly created sessions (default 60) | integer | INFLUXD_SESSION_LENGTH | |
--session-renew-disabled | Disables automatically extending session TTL on request | INFLUXD_SESSION_RENEW_DISABLED | ||
--store | Data store for REST resources (bolt or memory) (default bolt) | string | INFLUXD_STORE | |
--tls-cert | Path to TLS certificate file | string | INFLUXD_TLS_CERT | |
--tls-key | Path to TLS private key file | string | INFLUXD_TLS_KEY | |
--tracing-type | Supported tracing types (log or jaeger) | string | INFLUXD_TRACING_TYPE | |
--vault-addr | Address of the Vault server (example: https://127.0.0.1:8200/) | string | VAULT_ADDR | |
--vault-cacert | Path to a PEM-encoded CA certificate file | string | VAULT_CACERT | |
--vault-capath | Path to a directory of PEM-encoded CA certificate files | string | VAULT_CAPATH | |
--vault-client-cert | Path to a PEM-encoded client certificate | string | VAULT_CLIENT_CERT | |
--vault-client-key | Path to an unencrypted, PEM-encoded private key which corresponds to the matching client certificate | string | VAULT_CLIENT_KEY | |
--vault-max-retries | Maximum number of retries when encountering a 5xx error code (default 2) | integer | VAULT_MAX_RETRIES | |
--vault-client-timeout | Vault client timeout (default 60s) | duration | VAULT_CLIENT_TIMEOUT | |
--vault-skip-verify | Skip certificate verification when communicating with Vault | VAULT_SKIP_VERIFY | ||
--vault-tls-server-name | Name to use as the SNI host when connecting to Vault via TLS | string | VAULT_TLS_SERVER_NAME | |
--vault-token | Vault authentication token | string | VAULT_TOKEN |
Support and feedback
Thank you for being part of our community! We welcome and encourage your feedback and bug reports for InfluxDB and this documentation. To find support or submit feedback, the following resources are available:
- Post in the InfluxData Community.
- Submit documentation issues to the InfluxDB 2.0 documentation repository.
- Submit InfluxDB issues to the InfluxDB repository.
For our InfluxDB Cloud customers, InfluxData Support is also available.