---
title: influx setup – Run the initial InfluxDB setup
description: >
  The 'influx setup' command walks through the initial InfluxDB setup process,
  creating a default user, organization, and bucket.
menu:
  v2_0_ref:
    name: influx setup
    parent: influx
weight: 101
v2.0/tags: [get-started]
---

The `influx setup` command walks through the initial InfluxDB setup process,
creating a default user, organization, and bucket.

## Usage
```
influx setup [flags]
```

## Flags
| Flag           | Description                  |
|:----           |:-----------                  |
| `-h`, `--help` | Help for the `setup` command |

{{% influx-cli-global-flags %}}