For OpenBCI up to 16 channels InfluxDB is not necessary. But still a software which can be started and works takes time. A good starting point is this instruction: https://medium.com/@basoph2002/using-brainflow-with-openbci-eeg-recorder-on-a-raspberry-pi-e578dca675ce And Peter Gamma will look for papers here: https://infozentrum.ethz.ch/en/ until he finds a paper where this all is tested and can be downloaded.