# InfluxDB Connection

This provides a connection to User's InfluxDB Database. User need to provide following parameters to establish a connection to their InfluxDB database.

* **Host** - Public DNS/IP of InfluxDB Database
* **Port** - InfluxDB Port Number
* **Database** - InfluxDB Database Name
* **Username** - InfluxDB User
* **Password** - InfluxDB Password

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Please note the following points:

{% hint style="info" %}

* InfluxDB Versions 1.X are supported.
* localhost database is not supported. You can connect your local InfluxDB server with tunnelling service like [ngrok](https://ngrok.com)
  {% endhint %}