Run podman/docker InfluxDB 1.8 container to collect statistics from collectd

Yet another article on the topic of the InfluxDB 1.8 and collectd gathering statistics, in continuation of the articles Monitor and analyze with Grafana, influxdb 1.8 and collectd under Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Monitor and analyze with Grafana, influxdb 1.8 and collectd under CentOS Stream 9. This time, the InfluxDB runs in a container created with podman or docker software.

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Here are the important points to mind when running InfluxDB 1.8 in a docker/podman container:
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