macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install influxdb@2local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install influxdbMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/influxdb/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install influxdb@2 with Homebrew, Nix, scoop, zypper, apt, MacPorts, pacman
Time series, events, and metrics database. Version 2.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#influxdb2nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/in/influxdb2/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install influxdb2openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · influxdb2 · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install golang-github-influxdb-influxdb-devDebian stable package indexes · golang-github-influxdb-influxdb-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S influxdbArch Linux sync databases · influxdb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install versions/influxdb2Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/influxdb2.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Time series, events, and metrics database
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
InfluxDB 2 is the second major open source InfluxDB line, combining storage, UI, visualization, processing, monitoring, and alerting into a single time-series platform.
Project history
InfluxDB 2 evolved from the 1.x database and the surrounding TICK stack. InfluxData described Cloud 2.0 as the evolution of Telegraf, InfluxDB, Chronograf, and Kapacitor into a unified experience, with Telegraf remaining the edge data collector.
The 2.0 open source release reached general availability in November 2020. Its public messaging emphasized a single binary, token-based security, built-in UI, Flux, and upgrade paths from earlier InfluxDB installations.
Adoption history
InfluxData's 2.0 announcement positioned the release as a successor to 1.0, which had shipped in September 2016, and cited millions of open source downloads plus hundreds of thousands of daily active instances across the preceding years.
The package-manager story is shaped by coexistence: `influxdb@1` and `influxdb@2` remain separate because operators often need to choose between the 1.x compatibility surface and the 2.x integrated platform model.
How it is used
The Homebrew formula exposes `influxd` for running the server. In the 2.x line, users commonly interact with the database through the web UI, token-authenticated APIs, Flux queries, and the separate Influx CLI.
InfluxDB 2 is used for metrics, events, observability, IoT, and application time-series workloads where the database, UI, tasks, and alerting are expected to arrive as one platform rather than several separately deployed components.
Why package nerds care
InfluxDB 2 is significant because it turned a package-manager upgrade into a product-line choice. The formula boundary preserves an operational distinction between InfluxQL-era infrastructure and Flux/token/UI-era infrastructure.
It also captures a common infrastructure pattern: a daemon that absorbs adjacent tools from its ecosystem into one installable unit while keeping data collection in a companion agent.
Timeline
- 2019: InfluxDB 2.0 alpha builds appeared in the public GitHub release stream.
- 2020: InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 was announced as a unified TICK-stack experience.
- 2020: InfluxDB Open Source 2.0 reached general availability.
- 2020: InfluxData announced a storage reimagining project alongside the 2.0 platform.
Related projects
- Related projects include InfluxDB 1.x, Telegraf, Chronograf, Kapacitor, Flux, InfluxDB Cloud 2.0, and later InfluxDB 3 work in the same repository.
Sources
- https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb
- https://www.influxdata.com/blog/influxdata-advances-possibilities-of-time-series-data-with-general-availability-of-influxdb-2-0/
- https://www.influxdata.com/blog/influxdb-2-0-open-source-is-generally-available/
- https://www.influxdata.com/blog/influxdb-cloud-2-0-launches-as-a-serverless-platform-for-time-series-data/
- https://www.influxdata.com/blog/why-were-building-flux-a-new-data-scripting-and-query-language/
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for influxdb@2. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/influxdb/config.toml- Unix
./config.yaml./config.yml./config.toml./config.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.9.1
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/influxdata/influxdbnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:influxdb@2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.9.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/influxdb@2 |
| Homepage | https://influxdata.com/time-series-platform/influxdb/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2 |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb.git |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T00:36:06Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | breezy, go, pkgconf, protobuf, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
| Caveats | This formula does not contain command-line interface; to install it, run: brew install influxdb-cli |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | influxdb@2 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix92%
influxdb2
nix profile install nixpkgs#influxdb2- package manager index match
- Matched by: Influxdb2
zypper92%
influxdb2 2.7.10-1.9
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb
sudo zypper install influxdb2- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/Databases/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: influxdb2
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Influxdb2
zypper92%
influxdb2-devel 2.7.10-1.9
InfluxDB development files
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb
sudo zypper install influxdb2-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Languages/Golang
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: influxdb2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Influxdb2
Scoop92%
versions/influxdb2
scoop install versions/influxdb2- package manager index match
- Matched by: Influxdb2
Debian apt88%
golang-github-influxdb-influxdb-dev 1.6.7~rc0-2
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics.
https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/
sudo apt install golang-github-influxdb-influxdb-dev- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: influxdb
- 29 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
Debian apt88%
influxdb 1.6.7~rc0-2+b12
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/
sudo apt install influxdb- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: influxdb
- 3 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
Debian apt88%
influxdb-client 1.6.7~rc0-2+b12
command line interface for InfluxDB
https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/
sudo apt install influxdb-client- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: influxdb
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
Nix88%
influxdb
nix profile install nixpkgs#influxdb- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
Ubuntu apt88%
golang-github-influxdb-influxdb-dev 1.6.7~rc0-2build1
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics.
https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/
sudo apt install golang-github-influxdb-influxdb-dev- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: influxdb
- 29 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
Ubuntu apt88%
influxdb 1.6.7~rc0-2build1
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/
sudo apt install influxdb- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
Ubuntu apt88%
influxdb-client 1.6.7~rc0-2build1
command line interface for InfluxDB
https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/
sudo apt install influxdb-client- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: influxdb
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
pacman88%
influxdb 2.7.10-1
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
https://github.com/InfluxData/influxdb
sudo pacman -S influxdb- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
zypper88%
influxdb 1.11.8-1.9
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb
sudo zypper install influxdb- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/Databases/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: influxdb
- 4 dependencies
- 4 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
zypper88%
influxdb-devel 1.11.8-1.9
InfluxDB development files
https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb
sudo zypper install influxdb-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Languages/Golang
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: influxdb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
MacPorts88%
influxdb
sudo port install influxdb- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
Scoop88%
main/influxdb
scoop install main/influxdb- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Influxdb
source trail
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