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Manage sources InfluxDB offers a complete dashboard solution for visualizing your data and monitoring your infrastructure.
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Like dashboards and buckets, data sources are scoped by organization. When you first access the user interface, you'll be prompted to add a data source. You can also do so anytime using the steps below.

To add data to a bucket:

  1. Click the Settings tab in the navigation bar.

    {{< nav-icon "settings" >}}

  2. Click the Buckets tab.

  3. Next to the name of a bucket, click Add Data.

  4. Select Streaming, Line Protocol, or Scraping from the data source options.

  5. Click Continue.

  6. Follow the prompts add your data source.

To manage Telegraf configurations:

  1. Click the Settings tab in the navigation bar.

    {{< nav-icon "settings" >}}

  2. Click the Telegraf tab. A list of existing Telegraf configurations appears.

  3. To add a new Telegraf configuration:

  • Click Create Configuration in the upper right.
  • Select the Telegraf plugins you want to use to collect data.
  • Click Continue.
  • Follow the instructions on the Listen for Streaming Data page that appears to complete your configuration.
  1. To delete a Telegraf configuration, hover over its name in the list and click Delete.
  2. To view details of a Telegraf configuration, click on its name in the list.
    • To save the Telegraf configuration, click Download Config.