Guidance on usage: InfluxDB Server on Linux Stream 8 Minimal

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Configuration and connection to InfluxDB Server on Linux Stream 8 Minimal

  1. To connect to the server, you need the VM’s IP address. Locate it in your Azure personal account by selecting the virtual machine from the list. Click on “Overview,” and your IP will be displayed in the “Public IP Address” line.
  1. To work, you should open 8086 and 8088 TCP ports in the network properties on the Azure firewall.
  1. Go to the main page by entering the following address in your web browser: http://*vm_ip*:8086. The start page will open. Click on “Get Started.”
  1. An authorization page will open. Fill in all fields and click “Continue”
  1. To use preset settings, click “Quick Start”
  1. Now you are ready to work with InfluxDB. 
  1. To configure InfluxDB, you need to connect to a VM. 
  • With OpenSSH

In the Windows 10 operating system (starting with version 1809), an OpenSSH client is available, with which you can connect to Linux servers via SSH. If Windows 10 is suitable and the OpenSSH client is installed, you can start connecting via SSH. To do this, launch a normal Windows command prompt and enter the command “ssh user@*vm_ip*” (1), where “user” is the username that was specified while creating the virtual machine and “*vm_ip*” is the VM IP address.

Then type “Yes” (2) and enter a password (3) that was specified while creating the virtual machine.

  • With the PuTTY application 

To do this, you need the PuTTY application to connect via SSH. You can download it at the following link – Download

Run PuTTY, enter the VM address in the “Host” field (1), and click “Open” (2) to connect.

In the opened console you will need to enter a username (1) and password (2) that were specified while the VM was being created (you’ll not see the password in the console while entering it). 

  1. To check the currently installed version and available updates, use the command:

 influxd version

  1. For a complete list of commands with descriptions, type influxd help
  1. To get more information visit Get started with InfluxDB | InfluxDB OSS 2.5 Documentation or use the following links

Now you can work with your own InfluxDB.