These instructions assume that you have configured your Influx CLI to use configuration profiles. For more information, please see influx config -h or the InfluxDB documentation.
Each template provides a manifest file and instructions for using the template. To apply a template, use the following command:
influx apply --file ~/path/to/template/manifest.yml
This imports the specified manifest.yml into an instance of InfluxDB running on localhost.
Manifest files can be YAML, JSON or Jsonnet.
You can also point to a remote location, for example:
influx apply --file https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/community-templates/master/template/manifest.yml
NOTE: Ensure that when pulling a file from Github, you will need to use the raw content link from the Raw button, not the URL of the file.
If you are using InfluxDB Cloud, ensure that your Influx CLI is configured with your cloud account credentials and that configuration is active. See influx config -h or the InfluxDB documentation for more details.
influx apply --file ~/path/to/template/manifest.yml
Your default organization name in InfluxDB Cloud will be your email address.
To apply templates and download Telegraf configurations from InfluxDB Cloud, create an All Access Token. You can create this token from the Load Data -> Tokens section of the UI.
If running InfluxDB on a remote server, provide the URL of your InfluxDB instance using the --host flag and provide your InfluxDB authentication token using the --token flag:
influx apply --file ~/path/to/template/manifest.yml
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