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| Quick start to data collection | Quick start | Use "Quick Start" in the initial InfluxDB setup process to create a scraper that collects InfluxDB metrics from the InfluxDB `/metrics` endpoint. |
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Select Quick Start in the last step of the InfluxDB user interface's (UI)
setup process to quickly start collecting data with InfluxDB.
Quick Start creates a data scraper that collects metrics from the InfluxDB /metrics endpoint.
The scraped data provides a robust dataset of internal InfluxDB metrics that you can query, visualize, and process.
Use Quick Start to collect InfluxDB metrics
After initializing InfluxDB v2.0, the "Let's start collecting data!" page displays options for collecting data. Click Quick Start.
InfluxDB creates and configures a new scraper.
The target URL points to the /metrics HTTP endpoint of your local InfluxDB instance (e.g. http://localhost:9999/metrics),
which outputs internal InfluxDB metrics in the Prometheus data format.
It stores the scraped metrics in the bucket created during the initial setup process.
The following message briefly appears in the UI:
{{< ui-message text="The InfluxDB scraper has been configured for http://localhost:9999/metrics" >}}
{{% note %}}
Quick Start is available only in the last step of the setup process.
If you missed the Quick Start option, you can manually create a scraper
that scrapes data from the /metrics endpoint.
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Next steps
Now with data to explore, you can: