Give Information on privileges, update link (#2787)

* If the used influxdb is configured to use authentication the user needs read/write permissions on the database. Mention this in the doc.
* The influxdb documentation has a */latest* link. Use this instead of a fixed version number.
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Michael Heinemann 2017-06-09 17:44:10 +02:00 committed by Fabian Affolter
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@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ The default InfluxDB configuration doesn't enforce authentication. If you have i
influxdb:
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You will still need to create a database named `home_assistant` via InfluxDB's web interface or command line. For instructions how to create a database check the [InfluxDB documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.0/introduction/getting_started/#creating-a-database) relevant to the version you have installed.
You will still need to create a database named `home_assistant` via InfluxDB's web interface or command line. For instructions how to create a database check the [InfluxDB documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/introduction/getting_started/#creating-a-database) relevant to the version you have installed.
Configuration variables:
- **host** (*Optional*): IP address of your database host, e.g. 192.168.1.10. Defaults to `localhost`.
- **port** (*Optional*): Port to use. Defaults to 8086.
- **username** (*Optional*): The username of the database user.
- **username** (*Optional*): The username of the database user. The user needs read/write privileges on the database.
- **password** (*Optional*): The password for the database user account.
- **database** (*Optional*): Name of the database to use. Defaults to `home_assistant`. The database must already exist.
- **ssl** (*Optional*): Use https instead of http to connect. Defaults to false.