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title: InfluxDB 1.4 documentation
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menu:
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influxdb:
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name: v1.4
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identifier: influxdb_1_4
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weight: 20
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---
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InfluxDB is a [time series database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_series_database) built from the ground up to handle high write and query loads.
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It is the second piece of the
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[TICK stack](https://influxdata.com/time-series-platform/).
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InfluxDB is meant to be used as a backing store for any use case involving large amounts of timestamped data, including DevOps monitoring, application metrics, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytics.
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## Key features
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Here are some of the features that InfluxDB currently supports that make it a great choice for working with time series data.
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* Custom high performance datastore written specifically for time series data.
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The TSM engine allows for high ingest speed and data compression.
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* Written entirely in Go.
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It compiles into a single binary with no external dependencies.
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* Simple, high performing write and query HTTP(S) APIs.
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* Plugins support for other data ingestion protocols such as Graphite, collectd, and OpenTSDB.
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* Expressive SQL-like query language tailored to easily query aggregated data.
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* Tags allow series to be indexed for fast and efficient queries.
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* Retention policies efficiently auto-expire stale data.
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* Continuous queries automatically compute aggregate data to make frequent queries more efficient.
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However, InfluxDB OSS runs on a single node. If you require a high-availability clustering
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to eliminate a single point of failure, consider the [InfluxDB Enterprise Edition](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.4/high_availability/).
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