# \#getting-started **URL:** https://community.influxdata.com/tag/getting-started/38.md [Latest](https://community.influxdata.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.influxdata.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.influxdata.com/tags.md) --- ## [Inspiration help: Monitoring SQL server and sending the data to Azure monitor](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inspiration-help-monitoring-sql-server-and-sending-the-data-to-azure-monitor/58352)
**Author:** [@JanLD](https://community.influxdata.com/u/JanLD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inspiration-help-monitoring-sql-server-and-sending-the-data-to-azure-monitor/58352 "2026-03-07T23:51:39Z")
Hi all, I am new to the InfluxData/Telegraf world, and what I’m trying to do is use a Telegraf Docker setup to monitor a SQL Server installation running on a VM—either in Azure or Azure Stack/Local. I have a running Do… --- ## [Influxdb2 for Windows 11 (Intel) installation with error](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb2-for-windows-11-intel-installation-with-error/58228)
**Author:** [@DGR75](https://community.influxdata.com/u/DGR75)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb2-for-windows-11-intel-installation-with-error/58228 "2026-01-09T13:14:14Z")
Hi, I want to install InfluxDB on my Windows 11 PC. On the page: there’s a download “InfluxDB2 v2 (Windows)” The download doesn’t start; I get the following message: This XML file does not appear to have any style… --- ## [Node JS Client initialize](https://community.influxdata.com/t/node-js-client-initialize/58214)
**Author:** [@jspv](https://community.influxdata.com/u/jspv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/node-js-client-initialize/58214 "2026-01-05T12:29:04Z")
This is what I get: const client = new InfluxDB({localhost:1881, YvaWtjRk7lisdwbtZfXn30VhyqW8LBoweKLIv2DAt9dJlVtdAv4dRCHkYdbJv5d1JLY26Qy-Wnb8J1J9S\_gOag==}) ^ Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ‘-’ What am I doing… --- ## [Q: Explorer 1.4.0 can't get \_querytool\_app](https://community.influxdata.com/t/q-explorer-1-4-0-cant-get-querytool-app/58080)
**Author:** [@caseyd](https://community.influxdata.com/u/caseyd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/q-explorer-1-4-0-cant-get-querytool-app/58080 "2025-11-14T17:06:13Z")
New pern here. I’ve installed InfluxDB3 and Explorer on an EC2 instance. ( debian ) from looking at systemctl it appears that Influx is up. it’s installed bare metal. the Explorer is installed in docker. Explorer allow… --- ## [Newbie doing training. First exercise doesn't work?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/newbie-doing-training-first-exercise-doesnt-work/57544)
**Author:** [@Alistair](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Alistair)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/newbie-doing-training-first-exercise-doesnt-work/57544 "2025-11-11T09:35:02Z")
I’m trying to do the InfluxDB 3.x Cloud Essentials training course and stumbling at the first exercise. I’ve created an account in InfluxDB Cloud and logged into it. The instructions say to “click on the + Create Bucket … --- ## [Drop series from Influx 1.8 database](https://community.influxdata.com/t/drop-series-from-influx-1-8-database/57912)
**Author:** [@francwalter](https://community.influxdata.com/u/francwalter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/drop-series-from-influx-1-8-database/57912 "2025-09-07T09:53:42Z")
Hello I use a very simple InfluxDB 1.8.10 on my old Raspberry Pi 3B+ to collect my watermeter data. The DB “wasserzaehler” has only time and kubikmeter as values. They are written with the ESP32 project GitHub - jomjo… --- ## [Unable to log into InfluxDB2 after initial set up](https://community.influxdata.com/t/unable-to-log-into-influxdb2-after-initial-set-up/57613)
**Author:** [@Steaky](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Steaky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/unable-to-log-into-influxdb2-after-initial-set-up/57613 "2025-07-16T08:41:10Z")
I installed InfluxDB2 on a raspberry pi yesterday and started set up. Then left it before I finished, tried to lock back in today to finish set up and learn how to use it, but I keep getting a red box saying ‘Could not s… --- ## [Python influxdb\_client\_3 query error (tutorial code)](https://community.influxdata.com/t/python-influxdb-client-3-query-error-tutorial-code/34129)
**Author:** [@Cyrillllll](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Cyrillllll)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/python-influxdb-client-3-query-error-tutorial-code/34129 "2025-03-26T09:19:35Z")
Hello, When going through the python tutorial for influxdb3, the query function throws an error: code: query = “”“SELECT \* FROM ‘census’ “”” table = client.query(query=query, database=“database\_name”, language=‘sql… --- ## [No Data Is Displayed in the Android App](https://community.influxdata.com/t/no-data-is-displayed-in-the-android-app/54810)
**Author:** [@sin\_356](https://community.influxdata.com/u/sin_356)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/no-data-is-displayed-in-the-android-app/54810 "2025-01-12T01:18:00Z")
sorry for bad english language hello 2 days ago i have been tried to make my app can query data from database to my android app and it seem like it data not show up in the app here the list of codes that i tried to sho… --- ## [Access-issues from Grafana into Influxdb (v2.7.10) using V1 (?)](https://community.influxdata.com/t/access-issues-from-grafana-into-influxdb-v2-7-10-using-v1/39495)
**Author:** [@coffeebreak](https://community.influxdata.com/u/coffeebreak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/access-issues-from-grafana-into-influxdb-v2-7-10-using-v1/39495 "2024-11-22T20:52:41Z")
Ok, base case: Setting up a proxmox server for homelab & development, current first goal is working with Grafana with side-goals of learning more of linux, influxdb, proxmox, dockers/containers etc. Bonus-points if I ca… --- ## [Why is \_field not a tag?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-is-field-not-a-tag/35602)
**Author:** [@Ellis\_Barnwell](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Ellis_Barnwell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-is-field-not-a-tag/35602 "2024-09-11T21:40:38Z")
Starting to get stuck into learning flux. After following a tutorial I find myself confused between fields and tags. The person giving the tutorial helpfully explained that it’s important to always filter by tags rather… --- ## [How to configure Telegraf](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-configure-telegraf/35111)
**Author:** [@prabunithi72](https://community.influxdata.com/u/prabunithi72)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-configure-telegraf/35111 "2024-08-26T13:13:59Z")
Hi, I’m new here with InfluxDB, Telegraf and Grafana. I’m a network engineer, trying to setup some KPI’s for monitoring Nokia Telecom nodes. I have a XML file and I wanted to visualize that on Grafana, so the idea is t… --- ## [How dose filesystem service initialize?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-dose-filesystem-service-initialize/20299)
**Author:** [@LuoS](https://community.influxdata.com/u/LuoS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-dose-filesystem-service-initialize/20299 "2024-06-26T16:05:33Z")
When I use the “csv.from()”, it’s an error: error in csv.from(): csv.from() failed to read file: filesystem service is uninitialized. How can I deal with it? import “csv” relativeToNow = (tables=\<-) =\> tables |\> el… --- ## [Socket Listener cannot assign address](https://community.influxdata.com/t/socket-listener-cannot-assign-address/34619)
**Author:** [@oliver.winter](https://community.influxdata.com/u/oliver.winter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/socket-listener-cannot-assign-address/34619 "2024-06-17T15:06:41Z")
Hello, In reality I want to log data from a industrial camera, that publishes data over a tcp-socket, into influxdb. For testing I build a docker container (“dmc”) that simulates the cam… Now I have docker-compose with… --- ## [Create a new column of data by getting the data from the operation data in other columns](https://community.influxdata.com/t/create-a-new-column-of-data-by-getting-the-data-from-the-operation-data-in-other-columns/33899)
**Author:** [@EBA](https://community.influxdata.com/u/EBA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/create-a-new-column-of-data-by-getting-the-data-from-the-operation-data-in-other-columns/33899 "2024-04-15T16:35:47Z")
Hello! I am new in InfluxDB and I am a little lost. I would like to know if it is possible to create a new column of data by getting the data from the operation data in other columns. Like in excel, for example: I w… --- ## [Database is locked on container instance installation](https://community.influxdata.com/t/database-is-locked-on-container-instance-installation/22754)
**Author:** [@D.Lee](https://community.influxdata.com/u/D.Lee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/database-is-locked-on-container-instance-installation/22754 "2024-04-09T20:36:26Z")
I have set up InfluxDB 2.1.1 in an Azure Container Instance and have mounted a new Azure FileShare to /var/lib/influxdb2 . On starting the pod, it terminates and I see the following logs appear. 2021-12-01T01:37:38.294… --- ## [Issue Integrating ChirpStack with InfluxDB - No Data Visible](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-integrating-chirpstack-with-influxdb-no-data-visible/33557)
**Author:** [@SajeevanVeeriah](https://community.influxdata.com/u/SajeevanVeeriah)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/issue-integrating-chirpstack-with-influxdb-no-data-visible/33557 "2024-04-04T21:30:19Z")
Hello, I’ve been working on setting up an integration between ChirpStack and InfluxDB with the goal of visualizing sensor data directly in InfluxDB. Despite following the setup steps, including obtaining the API ke… --- ## [Best Practice for Docker Compose Volume usage](https://community.influxdata.com/t/best-practice-for-docker-compose-volume-usage/33464)
**Author:** [@ZarPetrovich](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ZarPetrovich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/best-practice-for-docker-compose-volume-usage/33464 "2024-03-19T12:03:31Z")
Hey folks, I started a simple IoT Project and figured out how to setup a compose File for Influxdb2 on a raspberryPi5. So my question is more a best practice thing. How to manage Data with Docker Volumes instead of “bi… --- ## [Horrible developer experience while getting started with Influx Serverless cloud - Am I the stupid one?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/horrible-developer-experience-while-getting-started-with-influx-serverless-cloud-am-i-the-stupid-one/31823)
**Author:** [@Jeppe\_Mariager-Lam](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Jeppe_Mariager-Lam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/horrible-developer-experience-while-getting-started-with-influx-serverless-cloud-am-i-the-stupid-one/31823 "2024-03-15T18:42:05Z")
Hi all! Hope you can put my mind a bit at ease here - Note that this post is not as much an ask for help for my specific case, but more a question about whether the documentation/developer experience with InfluxDB (or m… --- ## [Exit status code 1 but work fine in commandline](https://community.influxdata.com/t/exit-status-code-1-but-work-fine-in-commandline/32995)
**Author:** [@Dmh991.2](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Dmh991.2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/exit-status-code-1-but-work-fine-in-commandline/32995 "2024-01-29T21:07:24Z")
Hi, I’ve recently come across a problem with one of my telegraf input.exec: 2024-01-29T16:16:30Z E! \[inputs.exec\] Error in plugin: exec: exit status 1 for command '/etc/telegraf/scripts/netapp/OMCL\_RMN\_NetApp\_VOl\_nfs\_… --- ## [InfluxDB add-on to Home Assistant OS on Raspberry Pi](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-add-on-to-home-assistant-os-on-raspberry-pi/32679)
**Author:** [@Robinson](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Robinson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-add-on-to-home-assistant-os-on-raspberry-pi/32679 "2024-01-01T11:59:30Z")
Hello to All, I am an absolute beginner as regards databases. My intention is to retrieve data from Viessmann ViCare Home Assistant integration in order to keep the history of my gas bolier data and visualize it with G… --- ## [Timestamp Issue when Inserting Data](https://community.influxdata.com/t/timestamp-issue-when-inserting-data/32427)
**Author:** [@JohnSchiff](https://community.influxdata.com/u/JohnSchiff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/timestamp-issue-when-inserting-data/32427 "2023-12-07T22:48:04Z")
Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue when inserting a row from a pandas DataFrame into an InfluxDB bucket using the Python client. The timestamp in my DataFrame looks like this: Index(\['2021-01-04T09:45:13.920000Z'\], dtype=… --- ## [Unable to write data in a new Organization](https://community.influxdata.com/t/unable-to-write-data-in-a-new-organization/32243)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Cap](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Alex_Cap)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/unable-to-write-data-in-a-new-organization/32243 "2023-11-27T19:49:58Z")
Hi! I installed InfluxDB OSS v2 and have successfully deployed telegraf (that gets data from OPCUA servers and python clients). Data are pushed in the server since more then 30 days and we can query them and display on … --- ## [Can't parse every field of my JSON file](https://community.influxdata.com/t/cant-parse-every-field-of-my-json-file/32136)
**Author:** [@Dmh991.2](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Dmh991.2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/cant-parse-every-field-of-my-json-file/32136 "2023-11-16T07:58:39Z")
Hello, I’ve written a python script that requests a vrealizeops API and retrieves the response in JSON. First of all, before going any further, because of the security measures in place in my company, the VM I’m curren… --- ## [InfluxDB Cloud Serverless Azure subscription with Azure Nonprofit grant?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-cloud-serverless-azure-subscription-with-azure-nonprofit-grant/31247)
**Author:** [@JohnConnett](https://community.influxdata.com/u/JohnConnett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-cloud-serverless-azure-subscription-with-azure-nonprofit-grant/31247 "2023-11-07T11:30:38Z")
I’m a volunteer at Cambridge Museum of Technology which is a recipient of an Azure Nonprofit grant. The possibility of using an InfluxDB Cloud Serverless Azure subscription to record time series data from varying sources… --- ## [Fresh Installation fails onboarding](https://community.influxdata.com/t/fresh-installation-fails-onboarding/31435)
**Author:** [@GwelforBodad](https://community.influxdata.com/u/GwelforBodad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/fresh-installation-fails-onboarding/31435 "2023-09-13T15:43:52Z")
Hi, I have a Raspebrry Pi 4B in a Geekworm case, using a Kingston SSD for boot and storage. I flashed the SSD with the latest Raspberry Pi OS (64bit). Once booted up, I SSHd through and used the commands from Downloads… --- ## [Shelly won't connect after installing InfluxDB](https://community.influxdata.com/t/shelly-wont-connect-after-installing-influxdb/30894)
**Author:** [@Alexandra](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Alexandra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/shelly-wont-connect-after-installing-influxdb/30894 "2023-08-04T00:27:33Z")
Hello everyone! I just started using InfluxDB, Grafana, ioBroker and Shelly recently and I thought that maybe more experienced people could help me. I am using a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and Shelly Plus 1PM and the Shelly… --- ## [Help getting MQTT feed from Solar Assistant via MQTT \> Talegraf to Influxdb](https://community.influxdata.com/t/help-getting-mqtt-feed-from-solar-assistant-via-mqtt-talegraf-to-influxdb/29256)
**Author:** [@cliver](https://community.influxdata.com/u/cliver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/help-getting-mqtt-feed-from-solar-assistant-via-mqtt-talegraf-to-influxdb/29256 "2023-05-16T13:01:11Z")
Hi all, I’m brand new to telegraf and MQTT and struggling to get the data from my new Solar Assistant setup into my InfluxDB V2. Setup: 1 Raspi3b running Solar Assistant V2023-02-28 Raspi4b running: InfluxDB V2.6.1 … --- ## [Lost connection to Influx client library(Python)](https://community.influxdata.com/t/lost-connection-to-influx-client-library-python/29683)
**Author:** [@Tram\_Vu](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Tram_Vu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/lost-connection-to-influx-client-library-python/29683 "2023-05-03T15:31:28Z")
I got this notification when trying to create data from Python CLient library even though it succeeded the first 2 times. --- ## [Composite types with line protocol](https://community.influxdata.com/t/composite-types-with-line-protocol/29196)
**Author:** [@teclab](https://community.influxdata.com/u/teclab)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/composite-types-with-line-protocol/29196 "2023-03-24T17:46:21Z")
Dear Community, I found lots of array references, but nothing that explicitly describes how the line protocol handles composite types: Am I missing something? Would it work like this? myMeasurement,tag1=value1,tag2… [Next page](https://community.influxdata.com/tag/getting-started/38.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=getting-started)