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35 lines
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layout: component
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title: "InfluxDB"
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description: "Record events in InfluxDB."
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date: 2015-12-06 13:08
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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logo: influxdb.png
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ha_category: "History"
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---
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The `influxdb` component makes it possible to transfer all state changes to an external [InfluxDB](https://influxdb.com/) database. For more details, [see the blog post on InfluxDB](/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/).
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To use the `influxdb` component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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influxdb:
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host: DB_HOST_IP_ADDRESS
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port: 20000
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database: DB_TO_STORE_EVENTS
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username: MY_USERNAME
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password: MY_PASSWORD
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```
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Configuration variables:
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- **host** (*Required*): IP address of your database host, eg. http://192.168.1.10.
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- **port** (*Optional*): Port to use. Defaults to 8086.
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- **database** (*Optional*): Name of the database to use. Defaults to `home_assistant`. The database must already exist.
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- **username** (*Optional*): The username of the database user.
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- **password** (*Optional*): The password for the database user account.
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