From 4be911797cd31b0049b79b3c288eed66b2251b90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Anderson Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 15:35:02 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] updates to the quick start doc to address PR feedback --- content/v2.0/collect-data/quick-start.md | 36 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/v2.0/collect-data/quick-start.md b/content/v2.0/collect-data/quick-start.md index 2bcda0ea0..2bfe1585e 100644 --- a/content/v2.0/collect-data/quick-start.md +++ b/content/v2.0/collect-data/quick-start.md @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ --- title: Quick start to data collection description: > - Use the "Quick Start" to create a scraper that collects InfluxDB metrics from InfluxDB's `/metrics` endpoint. + Use "Quick Start" in the initial InfluxDB setup process to create a scraper + that collects InfluxDB metrics from the InfluxDB `/metrics` endpoint. aliases: - /v2.0/collect-data/scraper-quickstart menu: @@ -11,35 +12,34 @@ menu: weight: 101 --- -The quickest way to start collecting data with InfluxDB v2.0 is to use the **Quick Start** -option available in the last step of InfluxDB's user interface (UI) initialization process. -The Quick Start creates a data scraper that collects metrics from InfluxDB's own `/metrics` endpoint. -The scraped data provides a robust dataset of internal InfluxDB metrics which you can query, visualize, and process. +Select **Quick Start** in the last step of the InfluxDB user interface's (UI) +[setup process](/v2.0/get-started/#setup-influxdb) to quickly start collecting data with InfluxDB. +Quick Start creates a data scraper that collects metrics from the InfluxDB `/metrics` endpoint. +The scraped data provides a robust dataset of internal InfluxDB metrics that you can query, visualize, and process. ## Use Quick Start to collect InfluxDB metrics After [initializing InfluxDB v2.0](/v2.0/get-started/#setup-influxdb), the "Let's start collecting data!" page displays options for collecting data. Click **Quick Start**. +InfluxDB creates and configures a new [scraper](/v2.0/collect-data/scrape-data/). +The target URL points to the `/metrics` HTTP endpoint of your local InfluxDB instance (e.g. `http://localhost:9999/metrics`), +which outputs internal InfluxDB metrics in the [Prometheus data format](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats/). +It stores the scraped metrics in the bucket created during the [initial setup process](/v2.0/get-started/#setup-influxdb). + The following message briefly appears in the UI: {{< img-hd src="/img/2-0-quickstart-confirmation.png" />}} -Behind the scenes, InfluxDB creates and configures a scraper named "InfluxDB Scraper." -The target URL points to the `/metrics` HTTP endpoint of your local InfluxDB instance (e.g. `http://localhost:9999/metrics`), -which outputs internal InfluxDB metrics in the [Prometheus data format](https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats/). -InfluxDB stores the scraped metrics in the bucket created during the [initial setup process](/v2.0/get-started/#setup-influxdb). - {{% note %}} -The Quick Start options is only available in the last step of InfluxDB's initial setup process. -However, if you miss it, you can [manually create a scraper](/v2.0/collect-data/scrape-data) that scrapes data from the `/metrics` endpoint. +Quick Start is available only in the last step of the setup process. +If you missed the Quick Start option, you can [manually create a scraper](/v2.0/collect-data/scrape-data) +that scrapes data from the `/metrics` endpoint. {{% /note %}} ## Next steps -Now that you have data ready for exploration, you can: +Now with data to explore, you can: -* **Query data.** To get started querying the data stored in InfluxDB buckets using the InfluxDB user interface (UI) and the `influx` command line interface (CLI), see [Query data in InfluxDB](/v2.0/query-data). - -* **Process data.** To learn about creating tasks for processing and analyzing data, see [Process data with InfluxDB tasks](/v2.0/process-data) - -* **Visualize data.** To learn how to build dashboards for visualizing your data, see [Visualize data with the InfluxDB UI](/v2.0/visualize-data). +- [Query data in InfluxDB](/v2.0/query-data). +- [Process data with InfluxDB tasks](/v2.0/process-data). +- [Visualize data with the InfluxDB UI](/v2.0/visualize-data).