influx config create

influx config create

The influx config create command creates a new InfluxDB connection configuration and stores it in the configs file (by default, stored at ~/.influxdbv2/configs).

Usage

influx config create [flags]

Flags

Flag		Description	Input type	Maps to ?
`-a`	`—active`	Set the specified connection to be the active configuration.
`-n`	`—config-name`	(Required) Name of the new configuration.	string
`-h`	`—help`	Help for the `create` command
	`—hide-headers`	Hide table headers (default `false`)		`INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS`
`-u`	`—host-url`	(Required) Connection URL for the new configuration.	string
	`—json`	Output data as JSON (default `false`)		`INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON`
`-o`	`—org`	Organization name	string
`-t`	`—token`	Authentication token	string	`INFLUX_TOKEN`

Examples

# Create a connection configuration and set it active
influx config create --active \
  -n config-name \
  -u http://localhost:8086 \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org
# Create a connection configuration without setting it active
influx config create \
  -n config-name \
  -u http://localhost:8086 \
  -t mySuP3rS3cr3tT0keN \
  -o example-org