# \#azure **URL:** https://community.influxdata.com/tag/azure/111.md [Latest](https://community.influxdata.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.influxdata.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.influxdata.com/tags.md) --- ## [Extremely high memory usage](https://community.influxdata.com/t/extremely-high-memory-usage/34293)
**Author:** [@maholi](https://community.influxdata.com/u/maholi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/extremely-high-memory-usage/34293 "2025-07-10T22:47:30Z")
Hi, we are using influxDB for long term data storage, around 3 years of data. Total size of db is around 2.9 GB with low cardinality. Less than 2000. However, the memory usage is around 10 GB. What should I check and t… --- ## [Migrate influx1.X to Azure cloud](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migrate-influx1-x-to-azure-cloud/56836)
**Author:** [@Rohit\_Wadhwa](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Rohit_Wadhwa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migrate-influx1-x-to-azure-cloud/56836 "2025-03-25T16:41:34Z")
I have influxdb oss 1.X on my local system with data Now i want to move with influx cloud (hosted on Azure). And now i am stuck with data. How i can migrate all the data ? --- ## [Upgrade Azure SaaS instance from free to usage-based](https://community.influxdata.com/t/upgrade-azure-saas-instance-from-free-to-usage-based/56540)
**Author:** [@garypendlebury](https://community.influxdata.com/u/garypendlebury)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/upgrade-azure-saas-instance-from-free-to-usage-based/56540 "2025-03-18T21:24:12Z")
Hi, I have created a SaaS-based Influx DB instance through Azure. When creating the instance, I was offered the free or usage-based tiers, and I selected ‘free’. I now want to upgrade to usage-based, but when I try to d… --- ## [Cannot resubscribe to InfluxDB via Azure](https://community.influxdata.com/t/cannot-resubscribe-to-influxdb-via-azure/31674)
**Author:** [@prominendt](https://community.influxdata.com/u/prominendt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/cannot-resubscribe-to-influxdb-via-azure/31674 "2024-02-06T09:16:36Z")
Hi, I cancelled one InfluxDB subscription on Azure. When I want to create another subscription I cannot do this because it is complaining about the email already being used. How do I make this work? --- ## [Get 405 error when trying to query InfluxDB 3.0 Serverless on Azure](https://community.influxdata.com/t/get-405-error-when-trying-to-query-influxdb-3-0-serverless-on-azure/31759)
**Author:** [@Aghmat](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Aghmat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/get-405-error-when-trying-to-query-influxdb-3-0-serverless-on-azure/31759 "2023-10-13T18:28:48Z")
Good day I set up new Influx severless instance on Azure and set up a DBRP between my bucket and a database named the same thing. I can query the data with the CLI (influx v1 shell) and with the query endpoint but clien… --- ## [Telegraf using Azure Monitor - Error 400 - metricnamespace](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-using-azure-monitor-error-400-metricnamespace/30693)
**Author:** [@MarvinPU36](https://community.influxdata.com/u/MarvinPU36)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-using-azure-monitor-error-400-metricnamespace/30693 "2023-07-14T01:12:27Z")
I’m attempting to access the Azure Monitor (Insights) to pull data to InfluxDB. I have setup telegraf to pull, registered the Enterprise App in Azure. Ubuntu 22.04.2, InfluxDB v2.7.1, All is updated via apt install & a… --- ## [Does data replication for influxdb V2.x cause any memory leakage issue from 13Gb to 600Mb in two weeks?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/does-data-replication-for-influxdb-v2-x-cause-any-memory-leakage-issue-from-13gb-to-600mb-in-two-weeks/29805)
**Author:** [@tomzhang0910](https://community.influxdata.com/u/tomzhang0910)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/does-data-replication-for-influxdb-v2-x-cause-any-memory-leakage-issue-from-13gb-to-600mb-in-two-weeks/29805 "2023-05-08T16:15:17Z")
I did some data replication tests using V2.x (I first used V2.5 and upgraded to V2.7 later after I found the issues) between a local and a Microsoft Azure instant of ubuntu server. I could see the available memory droppe… --- ## [Run Influxdb API behind nginx hosted on azure](https://community.influxdata.com/t/run-influxdb-api-behind-nginx-hosted-on-azure/27236)
**Author:** [@Tim\_my](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Tim_my)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/run-influxdb-api-behind-nginx-hosted-on-azure/27236 "2022-11-09T19:43:27Z")
Hi, I would like to run influxdb API, reverse proxy by NGINX. The whole application is hosted on azure VM. I have opened the port 80 and 443 in VM. Can I know why I still cannot get the connection of the API. Here is my… --- ## [Outputs.mqtt hierarchy topics limitation](https://community.influxdata.com/t/outputs-mqtt-hierarchy-topics-limitation/26714)
**Author:** [@francisjjp](https://community.influxdata.com/u/francisjjp)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/outputs-mqtt-hierarchy-topics-limitation/26714 "2022-09-28T14:43:26Z")
write this information because i don’t find some solution by searching over internet. I don’t know if there is some solution to fix this. Actually, I try to connect to one Azure IoT Hub by using its MQTT broker feature.… --- ## [We are not able to deploy InfluxDB in Azure CSP](https://community.influxdata.com/t/we-are-not-able-to-deploy-influxdb-in-azure-csp/26517)
**Author:** [@pravendrarj](https://community.influxdata.com/u/pravendrarj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/we-are-not-able-to-deploy-influxdb-in-azure-csp/26517 "2022-09-13T06:09:57Z")
while creating influx DB instance in Azure from market place, I am getting an error that “this plan is not available.” this is an azure CSP subscription. However, I am able to deploy it in azure EA subscription. how ca… --- ## [Retention Policy Based on the Field Keys](https://community.influxdata.com/t/retention-policy-based-on-the-field-keys/26467)
**Author:** [@psp316r](https://community.influxdata.com/u/psp316r)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/retention-policy-based-on-the-field-keys/26467 "2022-09-08T17:12:25Z")
Hi, When we create a bucket, we create a Retention Policy too, but is there a way, where Retention Policy only purge/delete few Field keys in a measurement which are older than a year and exclude few fields keys ? Can… --- ## [Issue with Influx on Azure Market Place](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-with-influx-on-azure-market-place/26363)
**Author:** [@psp316r](https://community.influxdata.com/u/psp316r)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-with-influx-on-azure-market-place/26363 "2022-09-02T14:53:30Z")
Hi, I have subscribed to Influx from Azure Marketplace, when account is successfully created on Influx cloud, it didn’t ask for the AKS infra like Size, OS to be used something like that… I am not sure if Influx from A… --- ## [Best Practices for Restore of Influx DB on AKS(Azure Kubernetes Service)](https://community.influxdata.com/t/best-practices-for-restore-of-influx-db-on-aks-azure-kubernetes-service/26340)
**Author:** [@psp316r](https://community.influxdata.com/u/psp316r)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/best-practices-for-restore-of-influx-db-on-aks-azure-kubernetes-service/26340 "2022-09-01T18:53:10Z")
Hi, As of now client is on InfluxDB using Azure Marketplace, what would be the best practices to Backup and restore the InfluxDB. Thanks, Shashi. --- ## [Azure SaaS for existing InfluxDB Cloud Organization](https://community.influxdata.com/t/azure-saas-for-existing-influxdb-cloud-organization/23355)
**Author:** [@Lukas\_Brun](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Lukas_Brun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/azure-saas-for-existing-influxdb-cloud-organization/23355 "2022-08-30T08:14:10Z")
Hi I created a InfluxDB Cloud organization on Free Plan. Due to customer demand, we need to upgrade it to a Usage-Based Plan. Since I don’t have access to credit card information, I was hoping to use Azure SaaS plan (T… --- ## [Azure Cloud vs Influx Cloud](https://community.influxdata.com/t/azure-cloud-vs-influx-cloud/26288)
**Author:** [@psp316r](https://community.influxdata.com/u/psp316r)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/azure-cloud-vs-influx-cloud/26288 "2022-08-29T16:16:16Z")
Influx Cloud Is available on the Azure Marketplace, so that means the data is stored in azure cloud or in the Influx Cloud ? Thanks, Shashi --- ## [INFLUX DB Best Practice Setup on Azure](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influx-db-best-practice-setup-on-azure/26284)
**Author:** [@psp316r](https://community.influxdata.com/u/psp316r)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influx-db-best-practice-setup-on-azure/26284 "2022-08-26T21:17:58Z")
Hi, We need to set up INFLUX DB on Azure. The client is not okay with the setup of InfluxDB on Influx Cloud due to Data Privacy concerns or data control. The challenge is that INFLUX DB should be set up on Azure(Docker… --- ## [Upgrade from InfluxDB 1.8 to 2.3 very slow](https://community.influxdata.com/t/upgrade-from-influxdb-1-8-to-2-3-very-slow/25817)
**Author:** [@MoritzF](https://community.influxdata.com/u/MoritzF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/upgrade-from-influxdb-1-8-to-2-3-very-slow/25817 "2022-07-20T14:49:57Z")
Hi there, we are currently trying to upgrade a very large (~11 TB) InfluxDB from Version 1.8 to 2.3. With a smaller Database (~2.2TB) we already observed very poor performance during the upgrade process. We could track … --- ## [Send data from influxdb measurements on AWS EC2 instance to Azure Event Hub](https://community.influxdata.com/t/send-data-from-influxdb-measurements-on-aws-ec2-instance-to-azure-event-hub/25437)
**Author:** [@dean.nederveld](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dean.nederveld)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/send-data-from-influxdb-measurements-on-aws-ec2-instance-to-azure-event-hub/25437 "2022-06-16T15:19:11Z")
For almost three years we have been using influxdb (OS) on an AWS EC2 instance to ingest data from several IoT devices. We currently have a desire/need to also send this data to an Azure Event Hub while retaining the inf… --- ## [Deploying influxDB 2 OSS in Azure AKS cluster with provisioned storage account](https://community.influxdata.com/t/deploying-influxdb-2-oss-in-azure-aks-cluster-with-provisioned-storage-account/22687)
**Author:** [@franco.tiveron](https://community.influxdata.com/u/franco.tiveron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/deploying-influxdb-2-oss-in-azure-aks-cluster-with-provisioned-storage-account/22687 "2022-05-09T22:56:15Z")
I am deploying influxdb2 OSS to an AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) cluster, using the helm chart from helm-charts/charts/influxdb2 at master · influxdata/helm-charts · GitHub. The deployment succeeds when using the defa… --- ## [Custom namespaces with Application Insights Output plugin](https://community.influxdata.com/t/custom-namespaces-with-application-insights-output-plugin/24039)
**Author:** [@timintveld](https://community.influxdata.com/u/timintveld)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/custom-namespaces-with-application-insights-output-plugin/24039 "2022-02-28T16:05:58Z")
Hi everyone, I’m trying out different methods of importing metric data into Azure Monitor. With the Azure Monitor output plugin it is possible to create multiple namespaces, which I found really useful to organize larg… --- ## [Export Azure log analytics data into Influxdb](https://community.influxdata.com/t/export-azure-log-analytics-data-into-influxdb/22303)
**Author:** [@tschary](https://community.influxdata.com/u/tschary)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/export-azure-log-analytics-data-into-influxdb/22303 "2021-11-12T15:38:33Z")
Hi Experts, I would like to know how to export Azure log analytics data into Influxdb database. I am building Grafana dashboards using Influxdb. And Grafana has a datasource for Azure monitor but it seems slow. Therefo… --- ## [Proxy somehow usable for OAuth 2.0 authentication in Chronograf with Azure AD?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/proxy-somehow-usable-for-oauth-2-0-authentication-in-chronograf-with-azure-ad/21149)
**Author:** [@aleinflux](https://community.influxdata.com/u/aleinflux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/proxy-somehow-usable-for-oauth-2-0-authentication-in-chronograf-with-azure-ad/21149 "2021-09-06T07:47:14Z")
Hello, I tried to integrate Chronograf into Azure AD. My problem is that the chronograf in running inside a pod (server) which does not have direct access to the internet. Is there a way to configure a proxy in order fo… --- ## [Azure Monitor Collection](https://community.influxdata.com/t/azure-monitor-collection/15053)
**Author:** [@fefers](https://community.influxdata.com/u/fefers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/azure-monitor-collection/15053 "2021-05-25T20:34:42Z")
hey there! I need to grab data from Azure Monitor to InfluxDB. NOTE: I cannot use Grafana Azure plugin, as this solution by passes InfluxDB, and the data must go to InfluxDB. I’ve tried to check Azure CLI, but it does…