# InfluxDB options under Windows?

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085>\
**Category:** Systems\
**Tags:** influxdb, windows\
**Created:** [January 9, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085 "2019-01-09T14:02:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ITemplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c4cdca/32.png) [@ITemplate](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ITemplate)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085/1 "2019-01-09T14:02:39Z")

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I know (from reading older threads) that until about a year ago, InfluxDB was not recommended for production usage under Windows. Is this _still_ the case? If yes, would a viable (supported) option be to use InfluxDB in a Docker container running in Windows 10? Or some other way of having InfluxDB available in a Windows 10 environment?

I know it works etc, but so does InfluxDB in native Windows. But I have to be sure that I’m taking a supported path for my specific mission critical usage…

(Cloud is not an option as the Computer will be disconnected from all networks).

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![noahcrowley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/noahcrowley/32/818_2.png) [@noahcrowley](https://community.influxdata.com/u/noahcrowley)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085/2 "2019-01-10T19:12:29Z")

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InfluxDB is still not recommended for production usage under Windows with either the native binaries, WSL, or Docker Windows Containers.

Docker Linux Containers on Windows makes use of a Hyper-V virtual machine running Linux; that or running your own Linux VM are your best options.

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**Author:** ![ITemplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c4cdca/32.png) [@ITemplate](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ITemplate)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085/3 "2019-01-11T07:30:45Z")

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Thanks for answering - just to be clear: Running InfluxDB using a [Linux Container on Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/deploy-containers/linux-containers) should be alright?

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**Author:** ![noahcrowley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/noahcrowley/32/818_2.png) [@noahcrowley](https://community.influxdata.com/u/noahcrowley)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085/4 "2019-01-12T00:14:54Z")

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Yes, that should be good.

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**Author:** ![azrinsani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/azrinsani/32/3975_2.png) [@azrinsani](https://community.influxdata.com/u/azrinsani)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085/5 "2019-11-30T03:01:00Z")

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Hi is this still the case now it’s almost 2020?  
Influxdb on windows is not a good idea?

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**Author:** ![noahcrowley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/noahcrowley/32/818_2.png) [@noahcrowley](https://community.influxdata.com/u/noahcrowley)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-options-under-windows/8085/6 "2019-12-02T02:01:44Z")

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Yes, this is still the case. At this time we have no plans to support running InfluxDB natively on Windows.