InfluxDB is an open-source [[Time series database]] developed by the company InfluxData. It is written in the [[Golang|Go]] programming language for storage and retrieval of time series data in fields such as operations monitoring, application metrics, Internet of Things sensor data, and real-time analytics. Used for [[Prometheus]] and [[Grafana]]. Similar to [[TimescaleDB]]. [Create a SLICK Dashboard for your homelab using Grafana, Telegraf and InfluxDB.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zMWWCzFiH0). Quite simple to get started: ```sh influxdb docker run -p 8086:8086 -v $PWD:/var/lib/influxdb2 influxdb:2.0 ```