How to Install Zabbix Server 3.0 on Ubuntu 16.04/14.04 LTS and Debian 8/7

Zabbix is an open source software for networks and application monitoring. Zabbix provides agents to monitor remote hosts as well as Zabbix includes support for monitoring via SNMP, TCP and ICMP checks. Click here to know more about zabbix.

This article will help you to step by step install Zabbix on Ubuntu and Debian Systems. If you are using CentOS, RHEL or Fedora then Click here to install Zabbix on CentOS, RHEL or Fedora

Step 1: Installing Apache, MySQL and PHP

In order to use Zabbix we required a Web Server, database server and PHP to work. In this steps we are going to set up these services, You many skip this step if you have already configured it.

$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install apache2  $ sudo apt-get install mysql-server  $ sudo apt-get install php5 php5-cli php5-common php5-mysql 

Update timezone in php configuration file /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini. Like below:

[Date] ; http://php.net/date.timezone date.timezone = 'Asia/Kolkata' 

Step 2: Adding Apt Repository

Before installing Zabbix first configure zabbixzone rpm repository in our system using following commands.

For Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:  $ wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.0-1+xenial_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.0-1+xenial_all.deb $ sudo apt-get update  For Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:  $ wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.0-1+trusty_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.0-1+trusty_all.deb $ sudo apt-get update   For Debian 8:  $ wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.0-1+jessie_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.0-1+jessie_all.deb $ sudo apt-get update   For Debian 7:  $ http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_3.0-1+wheezy_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_3.0-1+wheezy_all.deb $ sudo apt-get update  

Step 3: Install Zabbix Server

After adding zabbix apt repository in your system use following command to install Zabbix using mysql database.

$ sudo apt-get install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php 

Step 4: Create Database Schema

Now create a database schema for your zabbix server. First use following commands to create mysql database and user for your zabbix server

$ mysql -u root -p  mysql> CREATE DATABASE zabbixdb; mysql> GRANT ALL on zabbixdb.* to zabbix@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; 

Now restart zabbix database schema in newly created database

$ cd /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql $ zcat create.sql.gz | mysql -u root -p zabbixdb 

Step 5: Edit Zabbix Configuration File

Now edit zabbix server configuration file /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf in your favorite text editor and update following entries.

  DBHost=localhost   DBName=zabbixdb   DBUser=zabbix   DBPassword=password 

Step 6: Restart Apache and Zabbix

Zabbix creates its own apache configuration file /etc/zabbix/apache.conf.Use following command to restart Apache service.

$ sudo service apache2 restart 

Zabbix server configuration file are located at /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf. Restart apache using below command.

$ sudo service zabbix-server restart 

After starting zabbix service, let’s go to zabbix web installer and finish the installation.

Step 7: Start Zabbix Web Installer

Zabbix web installer can be access using following url, Change FQDN as per you setup.

http://svr1.tecadmin.net/zabbix/ 

and follow the steps as per given screen shots below.

Zabbix Setup Welcome Screen

This is welcome screen of zabbix web installer. Go forward by click on next button.

Check for pre-requisities

Check if your system have all required packages, if everything is ok click next.

Configure DB Connection

Enter database details created in Step #4 and click Test Connection. If database connection is correct, it will show ok message. After that click next.

Zabbix Server Details

Pre-Installation Summary

In this step will show the summary you have entered previous steps, so simply click next.

Install Zabbix

Zabbix Login Screen

Login to Zabbix using below default credentials.

   Username:  admin    Password:  zabbix 

After successful login you will get zabbix dashboard like below.

Congratulation! Your Zabbix setup has been completed. Read our next article to Install Zabbix Agent and Add Host in Zabbix Server.

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