Back up data

    InfluxDB 2.0 (release candidate)

    The influx backup command is not compatible with InfluxDB 2.0 (release candidate). To back up data,

    1. Stop influxd.

    For more information, see .

    The command requires:

    • The directory path for where to store the backup file set
    • The root authorization token (the token created for the first user in the InfluxDB setup process).
    Back up data with the influx CLI
    1. # Syntax
    2. influx backup <backup-path> -t <root-token>
    4. influx backup \
    5.   path/to/backup_$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M') \
    6.   -t xXXXX0xXX0xxX0xx_x0XxXxXXXxxXX0XXX0XXxXxX0XxxxXX0Xx0xx==

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