diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 64fc60b0ea..f990737166 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ manila_api_port: "8786"
 
 watcher_api_port: "9322"
 
+influxdb_admin_port: "8083"
+influxdb_http_port: "8086"
+
 public_protocol: "{{ 'https' if kolla_enable_tls_external | bool else 'http' }}"
 internal_protocol: "http"
 admin_protocol: "http"
@@ -240,6 +243,7 @@ enable_congress: "no"
 enable_gnocchi: "no"
 enable_heat: "yes"
 enable_horizon: "yes"
+enable_influxdb: "no"
 enable_ironic: "no"
 enable_magnum: "no"
 enable_manila: "no"
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
index 0995c6a815..779c227733 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
+++ b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ localhost       ansible_connection=local
 [storage]
 localhost       ansible_connection=local
 
+[monitoring]
+localhost       ansible_connection=local
 
 # You can explicitly specify which hosts run each project by updating the
 # groups in the sections below. Common services are grouped together.
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ storage
 [ironic:children]
 control
 
+[influxdb:children]
+monitoring
+
 [magnum:children]
 control
 
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/multinode b/ansible/inventory/multinode
index dd6a519f2e..2c8a7bb21c 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/multinode
+++ b/ansible/inventory/multinode
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ network01
 [compute]
 compute01
 
+[monitoring]
+monitoring01
+
 # When compute nodes and control nodes use different interfaces,
 # you can specify "api_interface" and another interfaces like below:
 #compute01 neutron_external_interface=eth0 api_interface=em1 storage_interface=em1 tunnel_interface=em1
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ storage
 
 # You can explicitly specify which hosts run each project by updating the
 # groups in the sections below. Common services are grouped together.
+[influxdb:children]
+monitoring
+
 [kibana:children]
 control
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4633af3e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+project_name: "influxdb"
+
+####################
+# Docker
+####################
+influxdb_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ kolla_install_type }}-influxdb"
+influxdb_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
+influxdb_image_full: "{{ influxdb_image }}:{{ influxdb_tag }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/meta/main.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b4fff8fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: common }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9b7544f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+- name: Ensuring config directories exist
+  file:
+    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb"
+    state: "directory"
+    recurse: yes
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+
+- name: Copying over config.json files
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item  }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb/config.json"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+  with_items:
+    - influxdb
+
+- name: Copying over influxdb config file
+  template:
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/{{ item }}.conf.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb/influxdb.conf"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+  with_items:
+    - influxdb
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f16915ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- include: config.yml
+
+- include: start.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/do_reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/do_reconfigure.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6049df4746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/do_reconfigure.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+- name: Ensuring the containers up
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "influxdb"
+    action: "get_container_state"
+  register: container_state
+  failed_when: container_state.Running == false
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+
+- include: config.yml
+
+- name: Check the configs
+  command: docker exec influxdb /usr/local/bin/kolla_set_configs --check
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  register: check_results
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+
+# NOTE(jeffrey4l): when config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
+# and container env['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] == 'COPY_ONCE',
+# just remove the container and start again
+- name: Containers config strategy
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "influxdb"
+    action: "get_container_env"
+  register: container_envs
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+
+- name: Remove the containers
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "influxdb"
+    action: "remove_container"
+  register: remove_containers
+  when:
+    - config_strategy == "COPY_ONCE"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+
+- include: start.yml
+  when: remove_containers.changed
+
+- name: Restart containers
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "influxdb"
+    action: "restart_container"
+  when:
+    - config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
+    - inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b017e8b4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/pull.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c611eebd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+- name: Pulling influxdb image
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "pull_image"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ influxdb_image_full }}"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/reconfigure.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8be80caa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/reconfigure.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- include: do_reconfigure.yml
+  serial: "30%"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/start.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a98e71234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/start.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+- name: Starting influxdb container
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "start_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ influxdb_image_full }}"
+    name: "influxdb"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "influxdb:/var/lib/influxdb"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/upgrade.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4586b4fabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- include: config.yml
+
+- include: start.yml
+  serial: "30%"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/templates/influxdb.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/influxdb/templates/influxdb.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cded6fbe68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/templates/influxdb.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+reporting-disabled = false
+[logging]
+level = "info"
+file = "/var/log/kolla/influxdb/influxdb.log"
+[meta]
+  dir = "/var/lib/influxdb/meta"
+  retention-autocreate = true
+  logging-enabled = true
+  pprof-enabled = false
+  lease-duration = "1m0s"
+[data]
+  enabled = true
+  dir = "/var/lib/influxdb/data"
+  wal-dir = "/var/lib/influxdb/wal"
+  wal-logging-enabled = true
+  data-logging-enabled = true
+[cluster]
+  shard-writer-timeout = "5s"
+  write-timeout = "10s"
+  max-concurrent-queries = 0
+  query-timeout = "0s"
+  max-select-point = 0
+  max-select-series = 0
+  max-select-buckets = 0
+[retention]
+  enabled = true
+  check-interval = "30m"
+[shard-precreation]
+  enabled = true
+  check-interval = "10m"
+  advance-period = "30m"
+[monitor]
+  store-enabled = true
+  store-database = "_internal"
+  store-interval = "10s"
+[admin]
+  enabled = true
+  bind-address = "{{ api_interface_address }}:{{ influxdb_admin_port }}"
+  https-enabled = false
+[http]
+  enabled = true
+  bind-address = "{{ api_interface_address }}:{{ influxdb_http_port }}"
+  auth-enabled = false
+  log-enabled = true
+  write-tracing = false
+  pprof-enabled = false
+  https-enabled = false
+  max-row-limit = 10000
+[[graphite]]
+  enabled = false
+[[opentsdb]]
+  enabled = false
+[[udp]]
+  enabled = false
+[continuous_queries]
+  log-enabled = true
+  enabled = true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/templates/influxdb.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/influxdb/templates/influxdb.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c4c6b3b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/templates/influxdb.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "command": "/usr/bin/influxd -config /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf",
+    "config_files": [
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/influxdb.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf",
+            "owner": "influxdb",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
index 5fdf170094..cc6311ba10 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yml
+++ b/ansible/site.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
         tags: elasticsearch,
         when: enable_elasticsearch | bool }
 
+- hosts: influxdb
+  roles:
+    - { role: influxdb,
+        tags: influxdb,
+        when: enable_influxdb | bool }
+
 - hosts: haproxy
   roles:
     - { role: haproxy,
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index c401e5142f..7bad57bc27 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ kolla_internal_vip_address: "10.10.10.254"
 #enable_congress: "no"
 #enable_heat: "yes"
 #enable_horizon: "yes"
+#enable_influxdb: "no"
 #enable_ironic: "no"
 #enable_magnum: "no"
 #enable_manila: "no"