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influxctl cluster create

The influxctl cluster create command creates an InfluxDB cluster.

This command is not supported by InfluxDB Clustered. For information about create an InfluxDB Cluster, see Install InfluxDB Clustered.

Usage

influxctl cluster create [flags]

Flags

Flag Description
--region Required: Region to create cluster in
--category Required: Cluster category (contract, internal, unpaid_poc, paid_poc, or system)
--ingestor-units Ingestor units (default is 0)
--ingestor-granularity Ingestor granularity (default is 0)
--compactor-units Compactor units (default is 0)
--compactor-granularity Compactor granularity (default is 0)
--query-units Query units (default is 0)
--query-granularity Query granularity (default is 0)
-h --help Output command help

Examples

Create an InfluxDB cluster
influxctl cluster create \
  --region us-west-2 \
  --category internal \
  --ingestor-units 3 \
  --compactor-units 1 \
  --query-units 1 \
  example-cluster-name

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