InfluxDB configuration files #1124
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| | | `--session-renew-disabled` | Disables automatically extending session TTL on request | | `INFLUXD_SESSION_RENEW_DISABLED` | | ||
| | | `--store` | Data store for REST resources (bolt or memory) (default `bolt`) | string | `INFLUXD_STORE` | | ||
| | | `--tls-cert` | Path to TLS certificate file | string | `INFLUXD_TLS_CERT` | | ||
| | | `--tls-key` | Path to TLS private key file | string | `INFLUXD_TLS_KEY` | |
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very nice 👏, I see questions about this in the community every so often 👍
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| ### InfluxDB configuration file | ||
| When `influxd` starts, it checks for a **`config.yaml` in the current working directory**. | ||
| To customize the file name or path of the configuration file, set the `INFLUXD_CONFIG_FILE` |
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Is there no way to set this via a command line flag? influxd --config /path/to/my/config.yml?
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the 1.x version of this is INFLUXDB_CONFIG_PATH
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In talking with @jsteenb2, the presents the chicken and the egg problem.
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yah its a doozie. @russorat made a card for this. It'll likely require a larger refactor of our cli pkg to make this a reality. bit of a bummer. Was hoping to include this in the initial work but was just to much headache
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| Customize your InfluxDB configuration by using configuration flags to the |
| | | `--e2e-testing` | Add /debug/flush endpoint to clear stores; used for end-to-end tests (default `false`) | | `INFLUXD_E2E_TESTING` | | ||
| | | `--engine-path` | Path to persistent engine files (default `~/.influxdbv2/engine`) | string | `INFLUXD_ENGINE_PATH` | | ||
| | `-h` | `--help` | Help for the `influxd` command | | | | ||
| | | `--http-bind-address` | Bind address for the REST HTTP API (default `:9999`) | string | `INFLUXD_HTTP_BIND_ADDRESSBIND_ADDRESS` | |
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Oh, nice catch! Thanks!
Closes #1038
Closes #1113
Closes #1120
Restructured the Configuration options doc and updated the
influxddocs to show alternate configuration methods: