Merge pull request #158 from influxdata/configuration-options

Configuration options

config.toml

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content/v2.0/reference/cli/_index.md

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 InfluxDB provides command line tools designed to aid in managing and working

content/v2.0/reference/config-options.md

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+---
+title: InfluxDB configuration options
+description:
+menu:
+  v2_0_ref:
+    name: Configuration options
+    weight: 2
+---
+
+To configure InfluxDB, use the following configuration options when starting the
+[`influxd` service](/v2.0/reference/cli/influxd):
+
+- [--assets-path](#assets-path)
+- [--bolt-path](#bolt-path)
+- [--e2e-testing](#e2e-testing)
+- [--engine-path](#engine-path)
+- [--http-bind-address](#http-bind-address)
+- [--log-level](#log-level)
+- [--reporting-disabled](#reporting-disabled)
+- [--secret-store](#secret-store)
+- [--store](#store)
+- [--tracing-type](#tracing-type)
+
+```sh
+influxd \
+  --assets-path=/path/to/custom/assets-dir \
+  --bolt-path=~/.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt \
+  --e2e-testing \
+  --engine-path=~/.influxdbv2/engine \
+  --http-bind-address=:9999 \
+  --log-level=info \
+  --reporting-disabled \
+  --secret-store=bolt \
+  --store=bolt \
+  --tracing-type=log
+```
+
+---
+
+## --assets-path
+_Typically, InfluxData internal use only._
+Overrides the default InfluxDB user interface (UI) assets by serving assets from the specified directory.
+
+```sh
+influxd --assets-path=/path/to/custom/assets-dir
+```
+
+---
+
+## --bolt-path
+Defines the path to the [BoltDB](https://github.com/boltdb/bolt) database.
+BoltDB is a key value store written in Go.
+InfluxDB uses BoltDB to store data including organization and
+user information, UI data, REST resources, and other key value data.
+
+**Default:** `~/.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt`  
+
+```sh
+influxd --bolt-path=~/.influxdbv2/influxd.bolt
+```
+
+---
+
+## --e2e-testing
+Adds a `/debug/flush` endpoint to the InfluxDB HTTP API to clear stores.
+InfluxData uses this endpoint in end-to-end testing.
+
+```sh
+influxd --e2e-testing
+```
+
+---
+
+## --engine-path
+Defines the path to persistent storage engine files where InfluxDB stores all
+Time-Structure Merge Tree (TSM) data on disk.
+
+**Default:** `~/.influxdbv2/engine`  
+
+```sh
+influxd --engine-path=~/.influxdbv2/engine
+```
+
+---
+
+## --http-bind-address
+Defines the bind address for the InfluxDB HTTP API.
+Customize the URL and port for the InfluxDB API and UI.
+
+**Default:** `:9999`  
+
+```sh
+influxd --http-bind-address=:9999
+```
+
+---
+
+## --log-level
+Defines the log output level.
+InfluxDB outputs log entries with severity levels greater than or equal to the level specified.
+
+**Options:** `debug`, `info`, `error`  
+**Default:** `info`  
+
+```sh
+influxd --log-level=info
+```
+
+---
+
+## --reporting-disabled
+Disables sending telemetry data to InfluxData.
+The [InfluxData telemetry](https://www.influxdata.com/telemetry) page provides
+information about what data is collected and how InfluxData uses it.
+
+```sh
+influxd --reporting-disabled
+```
+
+---
+
+## --secret-store
+Specifies the data store for secrets such as passwords and tokens.
+Store secrets in either the InfluxDB [internal BoltDB](#bolt-path)
+or in [Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/).
+
+**Options:** `bolt`, `vault`  
+**Default:** `bolt`  
+
+```sh
+influxd --secret-store=bolt
+```
+
+---
+
+## --store
+Specifies the data store for REST resources.
+
+**Options:** `bolt`, `memory`  
+**Default:** `bolt`  
+
+{{% note %}}
+`memory` is meant for transient environments, such as testing environments, where
+data persistence does not matter.
+InfluxData does not recommend using `memory` in production.
+{{% /note %}}
+
+```sh
+influxd --store=bolt
+```
+
+---
+
+## --tracing-type
+Enables tracing in InfluxDB and specifies the tracing type.
+Tracing is disabled by default.
+
+**Options:** `log`, `jaeger`
+
+```sh
+influxd --tracing-type=log
+```

content/v2.0/reference/flux/_index.md

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 The following articles are meant as a reference for Flux functions and the