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Add simple directions for starting InfluxDB

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Philip O'Toole 2015-02-24 20:11:42 -08:00
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## Getting Started
### Building
You don't need to build the project to use it - you can use any of our
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For those adventurous enough, you can
[follow along on our docs](http://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
### Starting InfluxDB
* `service influxdb start` if you have installed InfluxDB using an official Debian or RPM package.
* `$GOPATH/bin/influxd` if you have built InfluxDB from source.
### Creating your first database
```JSON
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## Helpful Links
* Understand the [design goals and motivations of the project](http://influxdb.com/docs/v0.9/introduction/overview.html).
* Follow the [getting started guide](http://influxdb.com/docs/v0.9/introduction/getting_started.html) to find out how to install InfluxDB, start writing data, and issue queries - in just a few minutes.
* Follow the [getting started guide](http://influxdb.com/docs/v0.9/introduction/getting_started.html) to find out how to install InfluxDB, start writing more data, and issue more queries - in just a few minutes.
* See the [HTTP API documentation to start writing a library for your favorite language](http://influxdb.com/docs/v0.9/concepts/reading_and_writing_data.html).