This blog walks you through a couple different ways to download and get started with Core, including both quick start and the Docker container, and then guides you through loading data and running queries with the UI and CLI.

InfluxDB is a time-series database platform for collecting, storing, and analyzing time-stamped data, offering tools for monitoring, observability, and IoT applications. From this resource users can learn about time-series data modeling, querying, and visualization to monitor and analyze their systems' performance and behavior in real-time.

InfluxData

A step-by-step guide to installing and running InfluxDB 3 Core using either a shell script or Docker. Covers generating admin tokens, connecting via the Explorer UI or CLI, loading sample datasets, and executing SQL queries against time-series data. Includes configuration options and troubleshooting steps for both installation methods.

Getting Started with InfluxDB 3 Core: From Installation to First Query in 10 Minutes

Option 1: Install & run the simple download