[UPDATE] Zabbix : Installation and Configuration

Latest Zabbix v.6.4, installation and configuration in Ubuntu Server v.22.04.3 LTS.

1. Install Ubuntu Server v.22.04.3 LTS and configure the basic configurations.

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y $ sudo timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur $ sudo touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled

 

2. Install Pre-requisites packages.

$ sudo apt install wget git mysql-server php apache2 -y

3. Install Zabbix Repository and update.

$ sudo wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/6.4/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_6.4-1+ubuntu22.04_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_6.4-1+ubuntu22.04_all.deb $ sudo apt update

4. Install Zabbix Packages that includes the Server, Frontend and Agent.

$ sudo apt install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php zabbix-apache-conf zabbix-sql-scripts zabbix-agent

5. Ensure that MySQL Server is up and running before proceeding this steps. You will be prompted to create a password, proceed to create the password.

$ sudo mysql -uroot -p password mysql> create database zabbix character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_bin; mysql> create user zabbix@localhost identified by 'password'; mysql> grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost; mysql> set global log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1; mysql> quit;

6. Import the Zabbix database schema into MySQL database. You will be prompted to key-in MySQL password. Depending on your system, it may a while to complete.

$ sudo zcat /usr/share/zabbix-sql-scripts/mysql/server.sql.gz | mysql --default-character-set=utf8mb4 -uzabbix -p zabbix

7. Once completed, disabled back the log_bin_trust_function option.

$ sudo mysql -uroot -p password mysql> set global log_bin_trust_function_creators = 0; mysql> quit;

8. Configure Zabbix server to access the database.

$ sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf DBPassword=password

9. Restart and Enabled both Zabbix and Apache2 services.

$ sudo systemctl restart zabbix-server zabbix-agent apache2 $ sudo systemctl enable zabbix-server zabbix-agent apache2

10. Now, at another computer and browse to --> http://[Zabbix server]/zabbix

You need to perform some basic configuration on the Zabbix server before first use. This may includes the following :-

• DB Type = MySQL
• DB Name = zabbix
• DB User = zabbix
• DB Password = password

11. The standard Zabbix login credentials as below (case sensitive) :-

• Username = Admin
• Password = zabbix

!!! HAPPY COMPUTING !!!