---
title: Deploy the InfluxData Platform (TICK stack) in Docker containers
list_title: Deploy the TICK Sandbox in Docker
description: Install the InfluxData Sandbox, the quickest way to get a TICK stack up and running and ready for exploration and testing.
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  - /platform/installation/sandbox-install
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  platform:
    name: Docker sandbox
    parent: deploy-platform
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---

The quickest way to start using the InfluxDB 1.x platform (TICK stack) OSS is to download and deploy the [InfluxData Sandbox](https://github.com/influxdata/sandbox). The InfluxData Sandbox uses Docker containers to deploy the InfluxData Platform components. The InfluxData Sandbox provides a containerized, ready-to-use TICK stack, built using [Docker](https://www.docker.com) and [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/overview/), to capture data from your local machine and the Docker containers.

After deploying using the InfluxData Sandbox, you will have the latest versions of:

* Telegraf
* InfluxDB OSS
* Chronograf
* Kapacitor OSS

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The InfluxData Sandbox is not recommended for production use.
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## Requirements

- Linux or macOS <em style="opacity:.5;margin-left:.5em;">(Windows support is experimental)</em>
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/)
- [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/install/#supported-platforms)
- [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)
<em style="opacity:.5;margin-left:.5em;">(Packaged with Docker for Mac)</em>

## Download and run the Sandbox

The InfluxData Sandbox is open source and is available for
[download from Github](https://github.com/influxdata/sandbox).
To download it, use `git` to clone the source repository:

```bash
# Clone the InfluxData Sandbox from Github
git clone https://github.com/influxdata/sandbox.git
```

The Sandbox repo includes a `sandbox` binary used to provision and manage the
Sandbox's containers and data. Run `./sandbox up` from inside the `sandbox` directory
to download the necessary images, then build and start all the required Docker containers.

```bash
# cd into the sandbox directory
cd sandbox

# Start the sandbox
./sandbox up
```

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Make sure no other instances of TICK stack components are running on your local
machine when starting the Sandbox. Otherwise you will run into port conflicts
and the Sandbox won't be able to start properly.
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Once started, two tabs will open in your browser:

1. Chronograf ([localhost:8888](http://localhost:8888))
2. InfluxData Sandbox Documentation  ([localhost:3010](http://localhost:3010))

Chronograf is the web-based user interface for the TICK stack and can be used to manage the stack. You can use Chronograf to:

* query and explore data
* [create Kapacitor alerts](/chronograf/v1/guides/create-alert-rules/)
* preview [data visualizations](/chronograf/v1/guides/visualization-types/)
* [build custom dashboards](/chronograf/v1/guides/create-a-dashboard/)

### Using nightly builds

The `./sandbox up` command includes a `-nightly` option that will pull nightly
builds for InfluxDB and Chronograf, giving you the most recent updates and
experimental functionality.

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Nightly builds are experimental and are not guaranteed to be functional.
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```bash
./sandbox up -nightly
```

## Interacting with the Sandbox TICK stack

With the Sandbox running, each component of the TICK stack is available to work with.
The Sandbox documentation provides tutorials for interacting with each component.
The documentation is available at [localhost:3010/tutorials](http://localhost:3010/tutorials)
(with the Sandbox running) or [on Github](https://github.com/influxdata/sandbox/tree/master/documentation/static/tutorials).

All configuration files, tools, and CLIs needed for managing each component of the
TICK stack are included in their respective Docker containers.
Tasks outlined throughout the InfluxData documentation can be accomplished using
the InfluxData Sandbox.

The `./sandbox enter` command opens a console inside the specified container where
the project's configuration files and CLIs are available.

```bash
# Pattern
./sandbox enter [ telegraf | influxdb | chronograf | kapacitor ]

# Example: console into the telegraf container
./sandbox enter telegraf
```

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After updating a configuration file in a Sandbox container, use the `./sandbox restart`
command to restart the containers and apply the updated configuration.
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