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title: Get started with InfluxDB 3 Core
description: >
  InfluxDB 3 Core is an open source time series database designed and optimized
  for real-time and recent data.
  Learn how to use and leverage InfluxDB 3 in use cases such as edge data
  collection, IoT data, and events.
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  influxdb3_core:
    name: Get started
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source: /shared/v3-core-get-started/_index.md
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