Monitoring

These instructions are for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS but would work on other versions and flavours with some modifications. We’ll start on the client side. Open a terminal or connect via SSH. Either prefix all commands with sudo or run sudo su -, just remember to exit after you’re done. First install the agent, skip if it’s already installed. wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/7.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_latest_7.0+ubuntu24.04_all.deb dpkg -i zabbix-release_latest_7.0+ubuntu24.04_all.deb apt update apt install zabbix-agent2 zabbix-agent2-plugin-* systemctl enable zabbix-agent2 Generate PSK-key and write it to file. ...

Everyone needs a monitor system, right? Disclaimer or Scope/Intention This is how I did it. Short guide, more or less for myself so I won’t forget. If Linux/Ubuntu/Apache/SSL-certs is new territory for you this isn’t the guide you were looking for, sorry. Some steps and detailed explanations are omitted. Also never run cmds you don’t trust and know what they do. What I used Machine: VM in Vmware vSphere, 2vCPU, 4GB RAM, 32GB disk. OS: Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS Free OpenSource (https://ubuntu.com/download/server) WebApp: Zabbix 6.0 Free OpenSource (https://zabbix.com) SSL cert: I used Let’s Encrypt for my cert and key. ...