InfluxDB 2 OSS Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy InfluxDB 2 OSS hosting and keep your metrics, events and sensor data in a time-series database on your own domain. xCloud runs the official InfluxDB 2.9.1 image, creates the first administrator, organization, bucket and API token, stores data and configuration on two persistent volumes and serves the web interface and API over HTTPS. You write the points and the queries.

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HTTPS on your own domain
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What is InfluxDB 2 OSS?

InfluxDB OSS v2 is, in upstream's words, an open source time series platform powered by the TSM storage engine. Data and resources belong to an organization, and time-series data is stored in buckets. You query it with Flux or InfluxQL through a web interface or the v2 REST API, which writes, queries and manages data. It also accepts the InfluxDB 1.x write and InfluxQL query APIs. The code is under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is a self-hosted InfluxDB 2.9.1 from the official image, pinned by digest. The install creates the first administrator, organization, bucket and API token, and keeps engine data and configuration on two separate volumes. The web interface and API are only reachable through your HTTPS domain, not by server IP and port. InfluxDB 3 Core is the newer upstream version and does not support Flux, which is why this install stays on 2.9.1.

About this app

Version xCloud installs: 2.9.1
Licence: MIT
Official website: influxdata.com
Source code: github.com/influxdata/influxdb
Documentation: docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2

InfluxDB 2 OSS is a third-party project. xCloud is not affiliated with or endorsed by its maintainers. Names and logos belong to their owners.

From Sign-Up to a Live InfluxDB 2 OSS In Just 3 Easy Steps

Running InfluxDB yourself means a Compose file, a first-start setup, a token, two volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first point is written. Here a short form covers all of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick InfluxDB 2 OSS from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and server, then set the admin username, organization and bucket. The admin password is generated for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the official InfluxDB 2.9.1 image, pinned by digest, and run its first-start setup with your values. We generate a 64-character admin API token, mount influxdb2_data and influxdb2_config and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Write Your First Points
Save the password and token xCloud shows you, then sign in at your HTTPS URL. Open Data Explorer to write or query data, or send line protocol to the write API with the token. Create narrower tokens for your apps.

Everything InfluxDB 2 OSS Does, On Your Own Server

The database, its API and its browser tools arrive together, so you write, query and expire data from one place on a server you control.

Data Explorer In The Browser
Pick a bucket and a measurement, build a query and see the result as a graph or as raw data, all from the built-in web interface.
Flux And InfluxQL Queries
InfluxDB 2 answers queries in Flux, a functional data scripting language, and in InfluxQL. Upstream suggests InfluxQL if you plan to move to InfluxDB 3 later.
Line-Protocol Writes Over HTTP
Send points as line protocol to the authenticated write API on your domain. It also accepts writes made for the InfluxDB 1.x write API.
Organizations And Buckets
Data and resources belong to an organization, and time-series data lives in buckets. The install creates the first of each with the names you choose.
Retention Controls
Decide how long data is kept, so disk use follows your retention choices instead of growing without limit.
Dashboards And Tasks
Dashboards and tasks are part of InfluxDB 2 OSS, and you reach both from the same web interface as Data Explorer.

Everything You Need To Run Your Time-Series Database 24/7

Managed hosting for InfluxDB 2 OSS, so you spend your time on data and queries rather than on the server under them.

InfluxDB 2.9.1 deployed for you
Official image pinned by digest
Admin password and API token generated
Free SSL certificate
Data and config on persistent volumes
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With InfluxDB 2 OSS

Keep application and server metrics
Write metrics as line protocol and chart them in Data Explorer, on a database only your team can sign in to.
Store sensor and device readings
Send timestamped readings to a bucket over HTTPS and set how long each bucket keeps them.
Record events over time
Log business or system events as points, then filter and aggregate them with Flux or InfluxQL.
Keep an existing Flux setup running
Stay on a pinned InfluxDB 2 release so the Flux queries you already wrote keep working.

InfluxDB 2 OSS vs Alternatives

InfluxDB 3 Core: The newer upstream version. It queries with SQL and InfluxQL and does not support Flux, so InfluxDB 2 OSS is the one to pick if you rely on Flux.
Prometheus: Prometheus has its own OneClick page. It is a monitoring system queried with PromQL, while InfluxDB 2 OSS takes line-protocol writes over HTTP and is queried with Flux or InfluxQL.
TimescaleDB: TimescaleDB has its own OneClick page. It adds time-series features to PostgreSQL, so you query with SQL. InfluxDB 2 OSS is a dedicated time-series database with its own web interface.
VictoriaMetrics: VictoriaMetrics has its own OneClick page. It stores Prometheus data long term and answers PromQL and MetricsQL, where InfluxDB 2 OSS uses buckets, Flux and InfluxQL.
ClickHouse: ClickHouse has its own OneClick page. It is a column-oriented database for analytical queries in general, where InfluxDB 2 OSS is built around timestamped points.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes for InfluxDB 2 OSS hosting. Start with the one that fits your write rate and retention, and resize any time.

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More memory and disk for more series, longer retention or heavier queries.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch and monitor. Billed monthly with no lock-in: delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. InfluxDB 2 OSS is licensed under MIT.

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InfluxDB 2 OSS on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch and monitor. Your points, buckets and tokens stay on a server you control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Can I run InfluxDB 2 OSS in Docker?

Yes, and this template is InfluxDB Docker hosting without writing the Compose file. It runs one container from the official InfluxDB 2.9.1 image, with two persistent volumes, a generated admin password and API token, and HTTPS on your own domain.

How much RAM does InfluxDB 2 OSS need?

The template baseline is 2048 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 10 GB of disk. Real needs depend on your write rate, retention, number of series and query load. The 6 GB plan is the starting point here, so watch usage and resize before the server is full.

How do I sign in for the first time?

After the install, xCloud shows your HTTPS URL, admin username, admin password, organization, bucket and admin API token. Save the password and token somewhere safe, open the URL and sign in with the username and password.

Which InfluxDB version do I get, and why not the latest?

You get InfluxDB 2.9.1, pinned to an exact image. Upstream's latest tag is set to move to InfluxDB 3 Core, which does not support Flux. Staying on a pinned 2.9.1 keeps your install from changing major version under you.

Can I use Flux and InfluxQL?

Yes. InfluxDB 2 supports both. Flux is not supported in InfluxDB 3, so upstream recommends InfluxQL if you plan to migrate there later. Choose with that in mind before you write many queries.

How do I write data into InfluxDB?

Use Data Explorer in the web interface, or send line protocol to the write API on your domain with an API token. The install gives you a first bucket to write to, named default unless you changed it on the form.

Should my apps use the admin API token?

No. The token xCloud shows after install has full access. Keep it private and on the server side. Create a separate token for each app, limited to the buckets it needs, and rotate tokens on the schedule your own policy sets.

Can I change the admin password or bucket in the Environment tab?

No. Those setup values are read only on the first start, when the data volume is empty. Editing them later changes nothing. Change passwords, tokens, organizations and buckets inside InfluxDB, and check the new access works before you remove the old.

Is InfluxDB 2 OSS free?

Yes. InfluxDB OSS 2.9.1 is open source under the MIT licence, so the software has no licence fee. You pay only for the dedicated Cloud VPS it runs on.

Does my data survive a restart?

Yes. Data and configuration live on volumes outside the container. Your buckets, tokens and written points are still there after a restart from xCloud.

How do I back up InfluxDB 2 OSS?

Back up both volumes together: influxdb2_data holds the engine data and influxdb2_config holds the configuration. A copy of only one is not a complete restore point. Nothing schedules this for you, so run it yourself and test a restore before you rely on it.

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How do I upgrade InfluxDB 2 OSS?

Your install stays on its pinned 2.9.1 image until you choose a newer template version. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically. Read the upstream release notes and back up both volumes first.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.