installation (check the version and os) https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.6/introduction/installation/
ubuntu:
wget https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_1.6.2_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i influxdb_1.6.2_amd64.deb
macos:
brew update
brew install influxdb
launch service
influxd
help
influx -h
connect to server
influx -host 'ss.w4ip.com' -port '8086'