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2 Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian

Overview

Official Áú»¢¶Ä²© packages are available for:

Packages are available with either MySQL/PostgreSQL database and Apache/Nginx webserver support.

Notes on installation

See the installation instructions per platform in the download page for:

• installing the repository
• installing server/agent/frontend
• creating initial database, importing initial data
• configuring database for Áú»¢¶Ä²© server
• configuring PHP for Áú»¢¶Ä²© frontend
• starting server/agent processes
• configuring Áú»¢¶Ä²© frontend

If you want to run Áú»¢¶Ä²© agent as root, see Running agent as root.

Importing data with Timescale DB

With TimescaleDB, in addition to the import command for PostgreSQL, also run:

# zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-pgsql*/timescaledb.sql.gz | sudo -u zabbix psql zabbix

PHP 7.2

Áú»¢¶Ä²© frontend requires PHP version 7.2 or newer starting with Áú»¢¶Ä²© 5.0.

See instructions for installing Áú»¢¶Ä²© frontend on distributions with PHP versions below 7.2.

SELinux configuration

See SELinux configuration for RHEL/CentOS.

After the frontend and SELinux configuration is done, restart the Apache web server:

# service apache2 restart

Proxy installation

Once the required repository is added, you can install Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy by running:

# apt install zabbix-proxy-mysql

Substitute 'mysql' in the command with 'pgsql' to use PostgreSQL, or with 'sqlite3' to use SQLite3.

Creating database

Create a separate database for Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy.

Áú»¢¶Ä²© server and Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy cannot use the same database. If they are installed on the same host, the proxy database must have a different name.

Importing data

Import initial schema:

# zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-mysql/schema.sql.gz | mysql -uzabbix -p zabbix

For proxy with PostgreSQL (or SQLite):

# zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-pgsql/schema.sql.gz | sudo -u zabbix psql zabbix
       # zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-proxy-sqlite3/schema.sql.gz | sqlite3 zabbix.db

Configure database for Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy

Edit zabbix_proxy.conf:

# vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.conf
       DBHost=localhost
       DBName=zabbix
       DBUser=zabbix
       DBPassword=<password>

In DBName for Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy use a separate database from Áú»¢¶Ä²© server.

In DBPassword use Áú»¢¶Ä²© database password for MySQL; PosgreSQL user password for PosgreSQL.

Use DBHost= with PostgreSQL. You might want to keep the default setting DBHost=localhost (or an IP address), but this would make PostgreSQL use a network socket for connecting to Áú»¢¶Ä²©. Refer to the respective section for RHEL/CentOS for instructions.

Starting Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy process

To start a Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy process and make it start at system boot:

# systemctl restart zabbix-proxy
       # systemctl enable zabbix-proxy

Frontend configuration

A Áú»¢¶Ä²© proxy does not have a frontend; it communicates with Áú»¢¶Ä²© server only.

Java gateway installation

It is required to install Java gateway only if you want to monitor JMX applications. Java gateway is lightweight and does not require a database.

Once the required repository is added, you can install Áú»¢¶Ä²© Java gateway by running:

# apt install zabbix-java-gateway

Proceed to setup for more details on configuring and running Java gateway.