State that the database has to be created manually

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The `influxdb` component makes it possible to transfer all state changes to an external [InfluxDB](https://influxdb.com/) database.
The `influxdb` component makes it possible to transfer all state changes to an external [InfluxDB](https://influxdb.com/) database. For more details, [see the blog post on InfluxDB](/blog/2015/12/07/influxdb-and-grafana/).
To use the `influxdb` component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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- **host** (*Required*): IP address of your database host, eg. http://192.168.1.10.
- **port** (*Optional*): Port to use. Defaults to 8086.
- **database** (*Optional*): Name of the database to use. Defaults to `home_assistant`
- **database** (*Optional*): Name of the database to use. Defaults to `home_assistant`. The database must already exist.
- **username** (*Optional*): The username of the database user.
- **password** (*Optional*): The password for the database user account.