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Zabbix server is installable on any Linux distribution, but in this tutorial, I will show you how to install latest Zabbix 7.0 LTS release on Debian 12 _(bookworm) or 11 (Bullseye). Zabbix is 100% free open-source ultimate enterprise-level software designed for monitoring availability and performance of IT infrastructure components. You can read a case-study about Zabbix … Read more
Have you encountered an HTTP error 500 on the Zabbix frontend when trying to open the Hosts or Latest Data view? Or perhaps you’ve checked the HTTPD log file (/var/log/httpd/error_log) and discovered the ‘PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size exhausted,’ which looks like this: [Sat Sep 02 22:42:21.712989 2023] [proxy_fcgi:error] [pid 1071899:tid 1071942] [client 185.240.17.53:35755] … Read more
Adding MIB to Zabbix, or importing if you prefer that term, is a fairly simple process. You just need to download and copy the SNMP MIB and its dependent MIBs to the correct Linux directory location and restart the Zabbix server afterwards. If you are not sure which MIB you need to import, just check … Read more
Databases are the achilles’ heel of Zabbix! If not properly configured, they can lead to major problems! But, don’t worry; it’s your lucky day! In this tutorial, I will share with you the my MySQL / MariaDB configuration that I’ve fine-tuned over the years. You’re welcome! There is good guide on Zabbix blog about MySQL … Read more
In this tutorial, we will learn step-by-step how to install, optimize and configure Zabbix Proxy 6.0 LTS or 6.4 standard release on Debian 11 (Bullseye). Zabbix proxy is a service that can collect performance and availability data from the end devices on behalf of the Zabbix server. You can use Zabbix proxy to monitor remote locations behind the firewall … Read more
In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Zabbix agent (Linux) on Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Debian, Rasbian (Raspberry Pi) and how to monitor Linux server with Zabbix monitoring system. You can use this guide to install Zabbix Agent 5.0 or 6.0 LTS version on almost any popular Linux distributions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal), … Read more
Zabbix server is installable on any Linux distribution, but in this tutorial, I will show you how to install the latest Zabbix 7.0 LTS release on RHEL and RHEL based Linux distributions: CentOS 9 or 8 / RHEL 9 or 8 / Oracle Linux 9 or 8 / Alma Linux 9 or 8 / Rocky … Read more
In this tutorial we will learn, step by step, how to partition Zabbix database (history and trends tables) on MySQL or MariaDB using partitioning script. Zabbix gathers data from hosts and stores them in database using history and trends tables. Zabbix history keeps raw data (each value that Zabbix has collected) and trends stores consolidated … Read more
Even though I’m the Zabbix guy, I must give credit to Cacti. Because if it weren’t for Cacti and its wonderful plugin Weathermap, I probably wouldn’t have ended up in the monitoring field of work. Cacti was top-notch technology back in 2007 when I started using it, and I must say that Cacti has improved … Read more
Zabbix and Checkmk are monitoring tools that share many similarities. Both aim to be universal monitoring solutions with impressive visualization capabilities and a wide range of features. However, the question remains: which one is better option for you? Name Links Licence Visits / Month Reviews Zabbix Wiki, Twitter, Youtube Free 750 000 G2, Capterra, TrustRadius Checkmk Wiki, Twitter, Youtube Commercial / … Read more