---
title: influx setup
description: >
  The `influx setup` command walks through the initial InfluxDB OSS setup process,
  creating a default user, organization, and bucket.
menu:
  influxdb3_cloud_serverless:
    name: influx setup
    parent: influx
weight: 101
influxdb3/cloud-serverless/tags: [get-started]
related:
  - /influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials, influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials
  - /influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials, influx CLI—Provide required authentication credentials
metadata: [influx CLI 2.0.0+, InfluxDB OSS only]
updated_in: CLI v2.0.3
canonical: /influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/setup/
---

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#### Works with InfluxDB OSS 2.x

The `influx setup` command initiates the setup process for **InfluxDB OSS 2.x** instances.
The command does not work with **InfluxDB Cloud**.
{{% /note %}}

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