content/shared/influxdb-v2/reference/cli/influx/remote/create.md
[!Important] Replication remotes and replication streams can only be configured for InfluxDB OSS.
The influx remote create command creates a new remote InfluxDB connection for replicating data.
influx remote create [command options] [arguments...]
| Flag | Description | Input type | {{< cli/mapped >}} | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
--org-id | Organization ID | string | INFLUX_ORG_ID | |
-o | --org | Organization name | string | INFLUX_ORG |
-n | --name | Remote connection name | string | |
-d | --description | Remote connection description | string | |
--remote-url | Remote InfluxDB instance URL | string | ||
--remote-api-token | Remote InfluxDB API token | string | ||
--remote-org-id | Remote InfluxDB organization ID | string | ||
--allow-insecure-tls | Allows insecure TLS (self-signed certificates) | |||
--host | InfluxDB HTTP address (default http://localhost:8086) | string | INFLUX_HOST | |
--skip-verify | Skip TLS certificate verification | INFLUX_SKIP_VERIFY | ||
--configs-path | Path to influx CLI configurations (default ~/.influxdbv2/configs) | string | INFLUX_CONFIGS_PATH | |
-c | --active-config | CLI configuration to use for command | string | |
--http-debug | Inspect communication with InfluxDB servers | string | ||
--json | Output data as JSON (default false) | INFLUX_OUTPUT_JSON | ||
--hide-headers | Hide table headers (default false) | INFLUX_HIDE_HEADERS | ||
-t | --token | InfluxDB API token | string | INFLUX_TOKEN |
{{< cli/influx-creds-note >}}
influx remote create \
--name myremote \
--org-id <OSS org ID> \
--token <OSS token> \
--remote-url <remote URL> \
--remote-api-token <remote token> \
--remote-org-id <remote ord ID>