Explorer 1.8 Release + Industrial AI at the Edge

What's New with InfluxDB

Newsletter Updates: May 13, 2026
Product

1.8 Explorer Release


InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.8 introduces data subscriptions for streaming MQTT, Kafka, and AMQP sources directly into databases, live data plugins that continuously write sample data, and line protocol validation with inline error highlighting.

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Blog

Home Assistant Webhooks & Writing to InfluxDB


Home Assistant generates continuous event streams from sensors without persistent data storage that disappears after automations trigger. Connecting the InfluxDB integration creates time-stamped records enabling forecasting, optimization analysis, and long-term visibility into system behavior.

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Blog

Litmus Edge + InfluxDB: Industrial AI at Scale


Litmus Edge connects to 250+ industrial protocols. InfluxDB 3 Enterprise stores high-resolution telemetry locally and replicates to centralized hubs. Together, we eliminate the trade-offs legacy historians force between data fidelity, retention costs, and query performance at industrial scale.

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