influxd restore

The influxd restore command restores backup data and metadata from an InfluxDB backup directory.

Shut down the influxd server before restoring data.

Usage

influxd restore [flags]

Flag	Description	Maps To
`-portable`	Activate portable restore mode, which consumes files in an improved Enterprise-compatible format that includes a manifest. If not specified, the legacy restore mode is used.	`INFLUXDB_CONFIG_PATH`
`-host`	InfluxDB OSS host to connect to where the data will be restored
`-db`	Name of database to be restored from the backup (InfluxDB OSS or InfluxDB Enterprise).
`-newdb`	Name of the InfluxDB OSS database to import archived data into. Optional. If not specified, then the value of `-db <db_name>` is used. The new database name must be unique to the target system.
`-rp`	Name of retention policy to restore. Optional. Requires that `db` is specified.
`-newrp`	Name of retention policy to restore to. Optional. Requires that `-rp` is specified.
`-shard`	Shard ID to restore. Optional. Requires that `-db` and `-rp` are specified.