Databases vs Buckets in InfluxDB 2.x

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I think the answer is “it depends”, I’ve got an old topic about v1 to v2 migration, I hope you can find something useful in there as it states the main options with pros and cons

Structure Considerations in migration from v1.8 to v2.1 - help/info needed

Hi, I’m evaluating a migration from InfluxDB 1.8 to 2.1 and I need some help figuring out some of the differences and how to properly migrate structures and evaluate limitations. Current structure (v1.8): [Untitled Diagram] As of now, I have 42 databases, some are inactive and could be deleted, but realistically the number might get above 42, for the considerations let’s say that I’ve got 20 DBs but I must be able to scale by creating more databases. Each DB identifies a customer All the d…