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InfluxDB OSS v2

Get started with Flux and InfluxDB

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.

Flux is InfluxData’s functional data scripting language designed for querying, analyzing, and acting on data.

These guides walks through important concepts related to Flux and querying time series data from InfluxDB using Flux.

Tools for working with Flux

The Execute queries guide walks through the different tools available for querying InfluxDB with Flux.

Before you start

To get a basic understanding of the Flux data model and syntax, see Get started with Flux in the Flux documentation.

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Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.8 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.6.

See the Blog Post

InfluxDB 3.8 is now available for both Core and Enterprise, alongside the 1.6 release of the InfluxDB 3 Explorer UI. This release is focused on operational maturity and making InfluxDB easier to deploy, manage, and run reliably in production.

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InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On April 7, 2026, the latest tag for InfluxDB Docker images will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments.

If using Docker to install and run InfluxDB, the latest tag will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments. For example, if using Docker to run InfluxDB v2, replace the latest version tag with a specific version tag in your Docker pull command–for example:

docker pull influxdb:2