Create bucket in data explorer

Addresses #979
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## Create a bucket in the InfluxDB UI
There are two places you can create a bucket in the UI.
### Create a bucket from the Load Data menu
1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Data (Load Data)** > **Buckets**.
{{< nav-icon "data" >}}
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- **Older than** to choose a specific retention policy.
5. Click **Create** to create the bucket.
### Create a bucket in the Data Explorer
1. In the navigation menu on the left, select **Explore* (**Data Explorer**).
{{< nav-icon "data-explorer" >}}
2. In the **From** panel in the Flux Builder, select `+ Create Bucket`.
3. Enter a **Name** for the bucket.
4. Select when to **Delete Data**:
- **Never** to retain data forever.
- **Older than** to choose a specific retention policy.
5. Click **Create** to create the bucket.
## Create a bucket using the influx CLI
Use the [`influx bucket create` command](/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/bucket/create)

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{{< nav-icon "data-explorer" >}}
2. Use the Flux builder in the bottom panel to create a Flux query:
- Select a bucket to define your data source.
- Select a bucket to define your data source or select `+ Create Bucket` to add a new bucket.
- Edit your time range with the [time range option](#select-time-range) in the dropdown menu.
- Add filters to narrow your data by selecting attributes or columns in the dropdown menu.
- Select **Group** from the **Filter** dropdown menu to group data into tables. For more about how grouping data in Flux works, see [Group data](/v2.0/query-data/flux/group-data/).