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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.
menu:
  influxdb3_core:
    name: Get started
weight: 3 
related:
  - /influxdb3/core/admin/query-system-data/
  - /influxdb3/core/write-data/
  - /influxdb3/core/query-data/
source: /shared/v3-core-get-started/_index.md
prepend: |
  > [!Note] 
  > InfluxDB 3 Core is purpose-built for real-time data monitoring and recent data.
  > InfluxDB 3 Enterprise builds on top of Core with support for historical data
  > querying, high availability, read replicas, and more.
  > Enterprise will soon unlock
  > enhanced security, row-level deletions, an administration UI, and more.
  > Learn more about [InfluxDB 3 Enterprise](/influxdb3/enterprise/).
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