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title: Installing Chronograf
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    name: Installing
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This page describes how to download and install Chronograf.

### Content

* [TICK overview](#tick-overview)
* [Download and install](#download-and-install)
* [Connect to your InfluxDB instance or InfluxDB Enterprise cluster](#connect-chronograf-to-your-influxdb-instance-or-influxdb-enterprise-cluster)
* [Connect to Kapacitor](#connect-chronograf-to-kapacitor)


## TICK overview
Chronograf is the user interface for InfluxData's [TICK stack](https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/).

## Download and install

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[macOS](#)
[Ubuntu & Debian](#)
[RedHat & CentOS](#)
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The latest Chronograf builds are available on InfluxData's [Downloads page](https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads).

1. Choose the download link for your operating system.

    > If your download includes a TAR package, save the underlying datastore 
    `chronograf-v1.db` in directory outside of where you start Chronograf. This preserves and references your existing datastore, including configurations and dashboards, when you download future versions.

2. Install Chronograf:

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    tar zxvf chronograf-1.7.7_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
  <commit_msg>update per #2169<commit_after>---
title: Installing Chronograf
menu:
  chronograf_1_7:
    name: Installing
    weight: 20
    parent: Introduction
---

This page describes how to download and install Chronograf.

### Content

* [TICK overview](#tick-overview)
* [Download and install](#download-and-install)
* [Connect to your InfluxDB instance or InfluxDB Enterprise cluster](#connect-chronograf-to-your-influxdb-instance-or-influxdb-enterprise-cluster)
* [Connect to Kapacitor](#connect-chronograf-to-kapacitor)


## TICK overview
Chronograf is the user interface for InfluxData's [TICK stack](https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/).

## Download and install

{{< tab-labels >}}
{{% tabs %}}
[macOS](#)
[Ubuntu & Debian](#)
[RedHat & CentOS](#)
{{% /tabs %}}
{{< /tab-labels >}}

The latest Chronograf builds are available on InfluxData's [Downloads page](https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads).

1. Choose the download link for your operating system.

    > If your download includes a TAR package, save the underlying datastore `chronograf-v1.db` in directory outside of where you start Chronograf. This preserves and references your existing datastore, including configurations and dashboards, when you download future versions.

2. Install Chronograf:

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    tar zxvf chronograf-1.7.7_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
  
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