docs-v2/content/shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/remote/create.md

[!Important] Replication remotes and replication streams can only be configured for InfluxDB OSS.

The influx remote create command creates a new remote InfluxDB connection for replicating data.

Usage

influx remote create [command options] [arguments...]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	{{< cli/mapped >}}
	--org-id	Organization ID	string	INFLUX_ORG_ID
-o	--org	Organization name	string	INFLUX_ORG
-n	--name	Remote connection name	string
-d	--description	Remote connection description	string
	--remote-url	Remote InfluxDB instance URL	string
	--remote-api-token	Remote InfluxDB API token	string
	--remote-org-id	Remote InfluxDB organization ID	string
	--allow-insecure-tls	Allows insecure TLS (self-signed certificates)
	--host	InfluxDB HTTP address (default http://localhost:8086)	string	INFLUX_HOST
	--skip-verify	Skip TLS certificate verification		INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY
	--configs-path	Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs)	string	INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH
-c	--active-config	CLI configuration to use for command	string
	--http-debug	Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers	string
	--json	Output data as JSON (default false)		INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON
	--hide-headers	Hide table headers (default false)		INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS
-t	--token	InfluxDB API token	string	INFLUX_TOKEN

Examples

{{< cli/influx-creds-note >}}

Create a new remote with InfluxDB Cloud

influx remote create \
  --name myremote \
  --org-id <OSS org ID> \
  --token <OSS token> \
  --remote-url <remote URL> \
  --remote-api-token <remote token> \
  --remote-org-id <remote ord ID>