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Set Up the Influx Client for InfluxQL Queries
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you can set up the influx client to execute influxql queries before you begin make sure you do the following add a database user see docid\ cdjfdtivcbs29pilayzvc for details pull the influxdb application image into litmus edge see docid\ lbn7jgpkgp4zrhlqmxdmg for details launch a container using the docker run command see docid\ ayaeilvn8xg8n5y 9qold for details step 1 deploy influx container you will need to deploy the influx container in litmus edge and specify the version you want to deploy to deploy the influx container in litmus edge, navigate to applications > containers the containers pane appears click run the enter command to run field appears enter the following command replace \[your influxdb version] with the correct influxdb version (for example, influxdb 2 0) docker run d name influxdb influxdb \[your influxdb version] the named container appears in the containers pane and displays a running state the container runs locally step 2 provide database user access to influx database to provide the database user your created access to the influx database, refer to the following resources and review the appropriate influxdb version https //docs influxdata com/influxdb/v2 0/reference/cli/influx/ https //docs influxdata com/influxdb/v2 7/reference/cli/influx/ https //hub docker com/ /influxdb step 3 enter and execute influxql queries after completing step 2, you can enter and execute influxql queries refer to https //docs influxdata com/ to learn more