How to install Zabbix on Linux

A system administrator’s duties include network management. Zabbix is a  free and open-source monitoring tool for administering and monitoring networks. This software is open-source and free, and it has a tonne of functionality. Zabbix is used to monitor resources in the cloud as well as networks, servers, applications, and services. Along with monitoring storage, databases, virtual computers, telephones, and many other things are also provided by Zabbix. Zabbix is used to keep an eye on network devices, servers, and client computers. It enables TCP/IP protocol monitoring for SNMP and ICMP. This tutorial will demonstrate how to set up Zabbix on a Linux server. Zabbix has a rich API for developers that provides practically all of Zabbix’s features.

How to install  Zabbix on Linux

Step 1: Install PHP and Apache
The process of installing Zabbix begins here. You will need a server to run it because it is a PHP-based tool. Launch a terminal and enter the following command.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2 php libapeche mo

Step 2: Use the following command to check that the service is active and functioning.

systemctl status apache2

Step 3: Install a database program
A database management system is necessary for Zabbix to work. You may learn how to install and set up MariaDB in this section.

sudo apt update install maridbe-server mariedb-client

Step 4: Set up Zabbix
Your system is finally prepared to install Zabbix.

repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/linux/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/ zabbix-release_5.0-1+buster_all.deb

Step 5: To Install the package utilizing APT after it has been downloaded, type the following:-

apt install ./zabbix-release_5.0-1buster_alldev.0

Now Zabbix is successfully installed on Linux