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     1  ---
     2  layout: "influxdb"
     3  page_title: "Provider: InfluxDB"
     4  sidebar_current: "docs-influxdb-index"
     5  description: |-
     6    The InfluxDB provider configures databases, etc on an InfluxDB server.
     7  ---
     8  
     9  # InfluxDB Provider
    10  
    11  The InfluxDB provider allows Terraform to create Databases in
    12  [InfluxDB](https://influxdb.com/). InfluxDB is a database server optimized
    13  for time-series data.
    14  
    15  The provider configuration block accepts the following arguments:
    16  
    17  * ``url`` - (Optional) The root URL of a InfluxDB server. May alternatively be
    18    set via the ``INFLUXDB_URL`` environment variable. Defaults to
    19    `http://localhost:8086/`.
    20  
    21  * ``username`` - (Optional) The name of the user to use when making requests.
    22    May alternatively be set via the ``INFLUXDB_USERNAME`` environment variable.
    23  
    24  * ``password`` - (Optional) The password to use when making requests.
    25    May alternatively be set via the ``INFLUXDB_PASSWORD`` environment variable.
    26  
    27  Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.
    28  
    29  ## Example Usage
    30  
    31  ```
    32  provider "influxdb" {
    33      url = "http://influxdb.example.com/"
    34      username = "terraform"
    35  }
    36  
    37  resource "influxdb_database" "metrics" {
    38      name = "awesome_app"
    39  }
    40  ```