Introduction<\/h3>\n

InfluxDB is an open-source, distributed, time series database with no external dependencies. Yes, you read the “no external dependencies” part correctly. InfluxDB can make this claim because it is entirely written in the\u00a0Go<\/em>\u00a0programming language. InfluxDB comes packed with its own query language, a built-in data explorer, and many other features, including time-centric functions and events.<\/p>\n

Installation<\/h3>\n

Spin up a new AKLWEB HOST instance of Ubuntu 14.04.<\/p>\n

SSH into it\u00a0ssh root@<aklwebhost-instance-ip><\/code>\u00a0and run the following commands.<\/p>\n

wget http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/influxdb\/influxdb_latest_amd64.deb\r\nsudo dpkg -i influxdb_latest_amd64.deb\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Start InfluxDB.<\/p>\n
sudo service influxdb start\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Accessing Database<\/h3>\n
Open your browser and go to\u00a0http:\/\/<aklwebhost-instance-ip>:8083<\/code>. Don’t forget to specify\u00a0port 8083<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
You’ll be greeted with screen to logon to InfluxDB’s admin interface. Logon using credentials\u00a0u:root p:root<\/code>.<\/p>\n
The next screen takes you to the database section. Type in “test_db” in the name field, then press “enter”. You will see a message that the “test_db” database was created.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h3>\n
At the time of writing, InfluxDB is still in its infancy. It holds a great promise for handling metric data and real-time analytics. The powerful web-based administration interface and query language of InfluxDB make administrating InfluxDB both simple and enjoyable.<\/p>\n
Head over to\u00a0influxdb.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to learn more about InfluxDB.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[110,245,247],"manual_kb_tag":[504],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/3026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/3026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3028,"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/3026\/revisions\/3028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=3026"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.aklwebhost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=3026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}