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InfluxDB on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — Support & Quick Start

InfluxDB on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — InfluxDB is the leading open-source time-series database, purpose-built for metrics, events, and real-time analytics. Published by Derek Coleman & Associates Inc on the Azure Marketplace, deployed in your own Azure subscription.

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At a glance

Application ports8086 (HTTP API + UI)
Open in browserhttp://<VM-IP>:8086/
Admin credential filesudo cat /var/lib/influxdb/admin-password
Sign in asdcaadmin-<random> (INFLUXDB_ADMIN_USER in the credential file); the file also holds the org, bucket and operator token
Service(s)influxdb
Configuration/etc/influxdb/config.toml; data in /var/lib/influxdb/
Logsjournalctl -u influxdb -f
VersionInfluxDB 2.7.11
PlatformUbuntu 24.04 LTS

Quick start

  1. Deploy from the Azure Marketplace (Get It Now → Create), choosing your SSH key at the Administration step.
  2. Allow inbound SSH (22) for yourself plus the application port(s): 8086 (HTTP API/UI) — restrict to your own IP where possible. The in-image firewall already allows them; only the Network Security Group (NSG) keeps them closed.
  3. Open http://<VM-IP>:8086/ and sign in with the generated user (see First login below).
  4. Point Telegraf or your client library at http://<VM-IP>:8086 with a scoped token, org and bucket from the file.

First login / credentials

This image generates its admin credential on the VM at first boot — nothing is pre-set. SSH into the VM with the username + key you chose at deploy, then print the generated credential:

ssh <your-username>@<VM-IP>
sudo cat /var/lib/influxdb/admin-password

Sign in as dcaadmin-<random> (INFLUXDB_ADMIN_USER in the credential file); the file also holds the org, bucket and operator token.

  1. Print the credential file: INFLUXDB_ADMIN_USER / INFLUXDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD (UI login), INFLUXDB_ORG, INFLUXDB_BUCKET and INFLUXDB_OPERATOR_TOKEN (API).
  2. Open http://<VM-IP>:8086/ and sign in with the username and password.
  3. Create scoped API tokens for your writers/readers, change the password, and delete the file.

The UI username is per-VM (dcaadmin-xxxxxxxx). Keep the operator token secret — it has full access; issue scoped tokens for applications.

Still stuck?

Email support@dcassociatesgroup.com (response within 1 business day) or send a message via the contact form. Include the offer name, VM size, region, and any log output — sudo journalctl -u <service> -n 100 usually tells the story.