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The administration documentation contains all the information needed to administer a working InfluxDB installation.
Configure InfluxDB
Information about the config file influx.conf
Authentication and authorization
Covers how to set up authentication and how to authenticate requests in InfluxDB. This page also describes the different user types and the InfluxQL for managing database users.
Upgrade
Information about upgrading from previous versions of InfluxDB
Enable HTTPS
Enabling HTTPS encrypts the communication between clients and the InfluxDB server. HTTPS can also verify the authenticity of the InfluxDB server to connecting clients.
Logging in InfluxDB
Information on how to direct InfluxDB log output.
Ports
Back up and restore
Procedures to backup data created by InfluxDB and to restore from a backup.
Manage security
Overview of security options and configurations.
Stability and compatibility
Management of breaking changes, upgrades, and ongoing support.
Downgrade
To revert to a prior version, complete the same steps as when Upgrading to InfluxDB 1.8.x, replacing 1.8.x with the version you want to downgrade to. After downloading the release, migrating your configuration settings, and enabling TSI or TSM, make sure to rebuild your index.
Note: Some versions of InfluxDB may have breaking changes that impact your ability to upgrade and downgrade. For example, you cannot downgrade from InfluxDB 1.3 or later to an earlier version. Please review the applicable version of release notes to check for compatibility issues between releases.