Storing data in a database using InfluxDB

We will have to configure two parameters to be able to start storing temperatures in the InfluxDB database:

• The InfluxDB database
• A user to access the database

We learned how the InfluxDB database works and how to create it in the Installing and creating databases using InfluxDB subsection in Chapter 7. I recommend you review that subsection, where I showed you how to create the Temperatures InfluxDB database we will use in this project.

Configuring a user to access the database is required to get credentials to store data in the InfluxDB database. We will do this by following these steps:

1. Open Settings | Add-ons | InfluxDB and click on the OPEN WEB UI button. The Chronograf interface will open.
2. Select the crown icon titled InfluxDB Admin in the Cronograf sidebar.
3. Click on the Users tab and then on the + Create User button. In the Create User window, fill the User Name field with your_name, and in the Password...