TL;DR InfluxDB Tech Tips — the Easiest Way to Use and Create InfluxDB Templates

If you didn’t already know, one of the perks of InfluxDB 2.0 is having access to templates. InfluxDB templates allow you to easily apply a variety of preconfigured resources including Telegraf configurations, buckets, dashboard, tasks, and alerts to your InfluxDB instance. In this TL;DR we’ll walk through the easiest way to use and create a template.

Use an InfluxDB template — the easiest way

If you’re new to InfluxDB, applying a community template first is the right move. Community templates are a collection of templates developed by the community for a variety of common use cases. I encourage you to browse through the community templates repo to see if one fits your needs. Applying a template couldn’t be faster.

Step One: Select a template from the repository and copy the url of the yml configuration file for the template of your choice.

Step Two: Paste the template url in the InfluxDB UI under the Settings tab. That’s it!

Create an InfluxDB template — the easiest way

If none of the templates meet your needs, I encourage you to build your own template and share it with the InfluxDB community. After you’ve created a…