InfluxDB offers free access to InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 for anyone getting started with the solution. This plan allows you to try out the database and the entire hosted, multi-user data platform for time series data. InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 also contains modules for collecting, evaluating and visualizing stored data.
The free version offers limited data rates for reads and writes, up to 10,000 data sets, and a maximum storage period of 30 days. These limits are usually sufficient for hobby projects, in which case the free version would suffice. A free plan can later be upgraded to a paid, usage-based plan without losing data.
To get started, create a free user account on the InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 signup page. Then click the verification link in the email.
After verifying your user account, log in and select your cloud provider. In Europe, InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 is currently available only via Amazon Web Services (AWS). However, this is not an issue if you’re using the free version. If you’re already using Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), you can subscribe to the InfluxDB cloud products through the marketplaces of these cloud providers.
Once you’ve logged in, InfluxDB displays your personal dashboard, where your data is collected and visualized. Data can be collected via Telegraf plug-ins, the InfluxDB v2 API, the Influx command line interface (CLI) or directly via the InfluxDB user interface. Client libraries for various popular programming languages are also available.