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  InfluxDB is an open source time series database designed to handle high write and query loads.
  Learn how to use and leverage InfluxDB in use cases such as monitoring metrics, IoT data, and events.
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#### Welcome
Welcome to the InfluxDB v2.0 documentation!
InfluxDB is an open source time series database designed to handle high write and query loads.

This documentation is meant to help you learn how to use and leverage InfluxDB to meet your needs.
Common use cases include infrastructure monitoring, IoT data collection, events handling and more.
If your use case involves time series data, InfluxDB is purpose-built to handle it.
