Quick: Create an InfluxDB in Docker for Telegraf

Generate an configuration file

docker run –rm influxdb influxd config > influxdb.conf

Edit influxdb.conf to enable authentification

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[http]
enabled = true
bind-address = « :8086 »
auth-enabled = true

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Create a docker volume

docker volume create influxdb-volume

Initialize the database (create a temporary container to initialize the database and store it in volume)

docker run –rm -e INFLUXDB_DB=telegraf -e INFLUXDB_HTTP_AUTH_ENABLED=true -e INFLUXDB_ADMIN_USER=admin -e INFLUXDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=superpass -e INFLUXDB_USER=telegraf -e INFLUXDB_USER_PASSWORD=pass -v influxdb-volume:/var/lib/influxdb influxdb /init-influxdb.sh

Run the container

docker run –name=influxdb -d -p 8086:8086 -v $PWD/influxdb.conf:/etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf -v influxdb-volume:/var/lib/influxdb influxdb