InfluxDB is a time-series data store for storing data points of events over a time period. It is fast, reliable, scalable, and more importantly, free to use. It also has an extension for JMeter, making it an ideal fit for our use case in this chapter.
InfluxDB is easy to set up and the company's website--https://www.influxdata.com/--has ample installation instructions for various platforms. We have highlighted a few of the most encountered operating systems here. Ensure that you check the mentioned link for the most up-to-date instructions, or if instructions for your target operating system are not captured here.
As of the time of writing, the latest version of InfluxDB is 1.2.4, and that is what we will be using for the rest of this chapter. The following is how InfluxDB can be installed on some of the commonly used operating systems:
- Installing InfluxDB...
