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Date Published
Author
Jonathan Sternberg
Word count
1490
Language
English
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None

Summary

InfluxData has recently improved its Docker support for ARM architectures, allowing users to run InfluxDB and other InfluxData products on platforms like the Raspberry Pi with ease. This is made possible by a new manifest format that enables multiple images of different architectures to share the same tag, as well as a method to build multiple architectures from a single Dockerfile. With these improvements, users can now set up a cheap and easy computer for monitoring at home using InfluxDB on a Raspberry Pi. The process involves installing Docker on a laptop or other compatible device, creating a shared network for communication between containers, launching the InfluxDB and Chronograf images, and configuring Telegraf to report metrics to the local InfluxDB instance. While there are some caveats and limitations to consider, especially with older ARM architectures without native float support, users can now take advantage of Docker's improved ARM support to deploy InfluxData products on a variety of devices.