How it works...
We don't go into too much detail when installing InfluxDB because influxdata offers several different types of packages for many operating systems and Linux distributions. Normally we focus on Debian/Ubuntu and Red Hat derivatives, but in this case, they made sure to make the software very widely available. It should be possible to simply install the package we downloaded at the beginning of this recipe so we can move on.
The true beginning of the recipe is starting InfluxDB itself. Note how we say starting and not configuring. Believe it or not, the default configuration is fine for demonstration purposes, and if you later determine you want to increase security, InfluxDB has excellent documentation for accomplishing that. ...
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