Data Format
measurement, tag-key=tag-value,tag-key2=tag-value2 field1-key=field1-value
Measurement acts like a TableName
Tags are key-value pairs used to store metadata and index the data.
Sample Data
INSERT cpu,host=serverA ,region=us_west value=0.64
measurement: cpu
host & region: tags
Value is the field
InfluxDB 1. x follows SQL like Syntax
InfluxDB 2. x follows FLUX query language.
Influx 1.x
create database homeoffice;
show databases;
use homeoffice;
show measurements;
Authentication Not Necessary
Authentication is optional
Why? Not all devices have that capability.
If needed, it can be enabled in the configuration file.
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