InfluxDB is the leading open source time series database for metrics, events, and real-time analytics.

## Project Status This main branch contains InfluxDB v3 in pre-release and under active development. Build artifacts are not yet generally available and official installation instructions will be coming later this year. For now, a Dockerfile is provided and can be adapted or used for inspiration by intrepid users. ## Learn InfluxDB [Documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/) | [Community Forum](https://community.influxdata.com/) | [Community Slack](https://www.influxdata.com/slack/) | [Blog](https://www.influxdata.com/blog/) | [InfluxDB University](https://university.influxdata.com/) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@influxdata8893) Try **InfluxDB Cloud** for free and get started fast with no local setup required. Click [here](https://cloud2.influxdata.com/signup) to start building your application on InfluxDB Cloud. ## Installation We have nightly and versioned Docker images, Debian packages, RPM packages, and tarballs of InfluxDB available on the [InfluxData downloads page](https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads/). We also provide the InfluxDB command line interface (CLI) client as a separate binary available at the same location. - For v1 installation, use the [main 1.x branch](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/tree/master-1.x) or [install InfluxDB OSS directly](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1/introduction/install/#installing-influxdb-oss). - For v2 installation, use the [main 2.x branch](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/tree/main-2.x). - **v3 development is on this main branch. This project is actively under development and is not considered stable.** If you are interested in building from source, see the [building from source](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/main-2.x/CONTRIBUTING.md#building-from-source) guide for contributors. To begin using InfluxDB, visit our [Getting Started with InfluxDB](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1/introduction/get-started/) documentation. ## License The open source software we build is licensed under the permissive MIT and Apache 2 licenses. We’ve long held the view that our open source code should be truly open and our commercial code should be separate and closed. ## Interested in joining the team building InfluxDB? Check out current job openings at [www.influxdata.com/careers](https://www.influxdata.com/careers) today!