Set Up the Influx Client for InfluxQL Queries

4 min

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 Add Database Users for details.
Pull the Influxdb application image into Litmus Edge. See Upload an Image for details.
Launch a container using the Docker Run command. See Manage Containers 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.
The Run button
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:

Step 3: Enter and Execute InfluxQL Queries

After completing step 2, you can enter and execute InfluxQL Queries.

Refer to InfluxData Documentation to learn more.