InfluxDB is an open source time series database designed for handling high write and query loads. It is used as a backend database for various applications such as monitoring, analytics and IoT. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install InfluxDB on Arch Linux.
Make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Install InfluxDB package from the official repository by executing the following command:
sudo pacman -S influxdb
After the installation is complete, start the InfluxDB service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start influxdb
To make sure that the service is running smoothly, you can check the status of the service with the following command:
sudo systemctl status influxdb
InfluxDB service should start automatically on boot. However, if it is not enabled by default, you can enable it by running the following command:
sudo systemctl enable influxdb
To test your installation, run the InfluxDB shell by executing the following command:
influx
If the installation was successful, you should see an output similar to the following:
Connected to http://localhost:8086 version 1.8.0
InfluxDB shell version: 1.8.0
Congratulations! You have successfully installed InfluxDB on Arch Linux. Now you can use it for various applications that require a time series database.
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