Description

The Influx Database sender allows metrics to be sent from 1Gateway into a defined database in InfluxDB through an HTTP POST. The messages will appear as measurement in the timeseries database. 


Prerequisites

  • InfluxDB database listening on an HTTP port.

Installation

Make sure you have the 1gateway zip file that includes the plugin files and valid licences information ready. This file has been provided to you with the installation files.

1 - Login

Login to 1gateway, and make sure you are in "Advanced mode". If this is the first time you log in, the default user and password are both 'admin' (without the quotes).

2 - System Maintenance

Click on the menu icon and choose the option "System maintenance"


3 - Upload file


In the System maintenance view you can either drag and drop the downloaded zip file or select it by clicking the "choose file" button.

4 - Restart

After the upload installation will be confirmed. Restart 1Gateway to ensure any locked files are updated.


Configuration


Open the main menu and click on "New plugin"

Select the plugin you want to configure. Use the Filter field if needed.

Field name

Supported values

Description

InfluxDB server

Valid ip address or hostname

InfluxDB server

Port number

Valid port number

InfluxDB port number

Database name

Any string

InfluxDB database name

Advanced configuration

The advanced configuration has a bulk size field, which defines how many messages to send in a transaction. By default, the bulk size is 10.

See also