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adjusted instructions in the getting started doc

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Scott Anderson 2019-01-24 13:45:22 -07:00
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@ -25,13 +25,25 @@ Download InfluxDB v2.0 alpha for macOS.
<a class="btn download" href="https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz" download>InfluxDB v2.0 alpha (macOS)</a>
### Place the executables in your $PATH
Unzip the download package and place the `influx` and `influxd` executables in your system `$PATH`.
Unpackage the downloaded archive and place the `influx` and `influxd` executables in your system `$PATH`.
_**Note:** The following commands are examples. Adjust the file paths to your own needs._
```sh
# Example
cp ~/Downloads/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.1_darwin_amd64/{influx,influxd} /usr/local/bin/
# Unpackage contents to the current working directory
gunzip -c ~/Downloads/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xopf -
# Copy the influx and influxd binary to your $PATH
sudo cp influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.1_darwin_amd64/{influx,influxd} /usr/local/bin/
```
{{% note %}}
Both InfluxDB 1.x and 2.x include `influx` and `influxd` binaries.
If InfluxDB 1.x binaries are already in your `$PATH`, run the 2.0 binaries in place
or rename them before putting them in your `$PATH`.
If you rename the binaries, all references to `influx` and `influxd` in this documentation refer to your renamed binaries.
{{% /note %}}
### Networking ports
By default, InfluxDB uses TCP port `9999` for client-server communication over InfluxDB’s HTTP API.
@ -71,13 +83,25 @@ Download InfluxDB v2.0 alpha package appropriate for your chipset.
<a class="btn download" href="https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.1_linux_arm64.tar.gz" download >InfluxDB v2.0 alpha (arm)</a>
### Place the executables in your $PATH
Unzip the download package and place the `influx` and `influxd` executables in your system `$PATH`.
Unpackage the downloaded archive and place the `influx` and `influxd` executables in your system `$PATH`.
_**Note:** The following commands are examples. Adjust the file names, paths, and utilities to your own needs._
```sh
# Example
cp /path/to/{influx,influxd} /usr/local/bin/
# Unpackage contents to the current working directory
tar xvzf path/to/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
# Copy the influx and influxd binary to your $PATH
sudo cp influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.1_linux_amd64/{influx,influxd} /usr/local/bin/
```
{{% note %}}
Both InfluxDB 1.x and 2.x include `influx` and `influxd` binaries.
If InfluxDB 1.x binaries are already in your `$PATH`, run the 2.0 binaries in place
or rename them before putting them in your `$PATH`.
If you rename the binaries, all references to `influx` and `influxd` in this documentation refer to your renamed binaries.
{{% /note %}}
### Networking ports
By default, InfluxDB uses TCP port `9999` for client-server communication over InfluxDB’s HTTP API.