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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on error
+set -e
+
+echo "Starting InfluxDB container..."
+docker run -d --name influxdb-for-glances \
+    -p 8086:8086 \
+    -v influxdb_data:/var/lib/influxdb \
+    influxdb:1.11
+
+# Wait for InfluxDB to be ready (retry for up to 30 seconds)
+echo "Waiting for InfluxDB to start..."
+for i in {1..30}; do
+    if curl -s "http://localhost:8086/ping" > /dev/null; then
+        echo "InfluxDB is up and running!"
+        break
+    fi
+
+    if [ $i -eq 30 ]; then
+        echo "Error: Timed out waiting for InfluxDB to start"
+        docker stop influxdb-for-glances
+        docker rm influxdb-for-glances
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Waiting for InfluxDB to start... ($i/30)"
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+# Create the glances database
+echo "Creating 'glances' database..."
+docker exec influxdb-for-glances influx -execute 'DROP DATABASE glances'
+docker exec influxdb-for-glances influx -execute 'CREATE DATABASE glances'
+
+# Run glances with export to InfluxDB, stopping after 10 writes
+# This will run synchronously now since we're using --stop-after
+echo "Glances to export system stats to InfluxDB (duration: ~ 20 seconds)"
+./venv/bin/python -m glances --export influxdb --stop-after 10 --quiet
+
+echo "Checking if Glances data was successfully exported to InfluxDB..."
+# Query to check if data exists in the glances database
+MEASUREMENT_COUNT=$(docker exec influxdb-for-glances influx -database 'glances' -format json -execute 'SHOW MEASUREMENTS' | jq '.results[0].series[0].values' | jq length)
+if [ "$MEASUREMENT_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: No Glances measurement found in the InfluxDB database"
+    docker stop influxdb-for-glances
+    docker rm influxdb-for-glances
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "Success! Found $MEASUREMENT_COUNT measurements in the Glances database."
+fi
+
+# Query to check if data exists in the glances database
+SERIE_COUNT=$(docker exec influxdb-for-glances influx -database 'glances' -format json -execute 'SELECT * FROM cpu' | jq '.results[0].series[0].values' | jq length)
+if [ "$SERIE_COUNT" -eq 9 ]; then
+    echo "Success! Found $SERIE_COUNT series in the Glances database (CPU plugin)."
+else
+    echo "Error: Found $SERIE_COUNT series instead of 9"
+    docker stop influxdb-for-glances
+    docker rm influxdb-for-glances
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Stop and remove the InfluxDB container
+echo "Stopping and removing InfluxDB container..."
+docker stop influxdb-for-glances
+docker rm influxdb-for-glances
+
+echo "Script completed successfully!"
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