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InfluxDB data source
InfluxDB is an open-source time series database (TSDB) developed by InfluxData. It is optimized for fast, high-availability storage and retrieval of time series data in fields such as operations monitoring, application metrics, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytics.
Grafana includes built-in support for InfluxDB. You do not have to install a plugin to add the InfluxDB data source.
Grafana offers multiple configuration options for the InfluxDB data source, including a choice of three query languages and a robust query editor that includes both a code editor and a visual query builder.
Get started with the InfluxDB data source
The following documents will help you get started with the InfluxDB data source in Grafana:
- Get started with Grafana and InfluxDB
- Configure the InfluxDB data source
- InfluxDB query editor
- InfluxDB templates and variables
Once you have configured the data source you can:
- Add annotations
- Set up alerting
- Add transformations
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