zabbix experience

zabbix experience

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zabbix 7.2 on debian bookworm
#A non-root user with an administrator user

#Installing PostgreSQL Server

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib -y
    sudo systemctl is-enabled postgresql && sudo systemctl status postgresql

#Creating PostgreSQL Database and User
	
#enter the password for your database user and repeat when prompted		
    sudo -u postgres createuser --pwprompt zabbix 
    
    sudo -u postgres createdb -O zabbix zabbix

#Installing Zabbix

    wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/7.2/release/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_latest_7.2+debian12_all.deb
    sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_latest_7.2+debian12_all.deb
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install zabbix-server-pgsql zabbix-frontend-php php8.2-pgsql zabbix-nginx-conf zabbix-sql-scripts zabbix-agent -y

#Integrating Zabbix with PostgreSQL

#Import the database schema for Zabbix to the 'zabbix' database with the user 'zabbix'. Enter your 'zabbix' password when prompted.
   zcat /usr/share/zabbix/sql-scripts/postgresql/server.sql.gz | sudo -u zabbix psql zabbix
   
  
  sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

#Uncomment the default 'DBHost', 'DBName', 'DBUser', and 'DBPassword' 
DBHost = localhost
DBName = zabbix
DBUser = zabbix
DBPassword = password
   
   13  sudo nano /etc/zabbix/nginx.conf
   
listen 8080;
server_name     zabbix72;

   14  sudo nginx -t
   15  sudo systemctl enable zabbix-server zabbix-agent nginx php8.2-fpm
   16  sudo systemctl restart zabbix-server zabbix-agent nginx php8.2-fpm
   17  sudo systemctl status zabbix-server zabbix-agent nginx php8.2-fpm
 
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   18  locale -a
   19  sudo nano /etc/locale.gen

enable (starting "EN_US")
en_US.UTF-8

   20  sudo locale-gen   
   23  locale   
  
   
   
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   problem:
   web interface, first time setup
   
   'ICMP ping' checks failed: "At least one of '/usr/sbin/fping', '/usr/sbin/fping6' must exist. Both are missing in the system
   
   fix:
   40  sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
   41  sudo systemctl status zabbix-server
   enable
   FpingLocation=/usr/bin/fping
   Fping6Location=/usr/bin/fping6
   
   Fping6Location
	The location of fping6. Make sure that the fping6 binary has root ownership and the SUID flag set. Make empty ("Fping6Location=") if your fping utility is capable to process IPv6 addresses.

	Default: /usr/sbin/fping6

	FpingLocation
	The location of fping. Make sure that the fping binary has root ownership and the SUID flag set.

	Default: /usr/sbin/fping
	https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/appendix/config/zabbix_server#fping6location
  
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  #zabbix server
  https:// localhost:8080 
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  sudo tail -f /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log
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