Zabbix is an open-source monitoring software that allows you to track and monitor the performance of hardware and software infrastructures. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Zabbix on Arch Linux.
Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update your system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will synchronize the package database and upgrade all packages installed on your system.
To install Zabbix on Arch Linux, you need to add the Zabbix repository to your system. To do that, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
This command will open the file in the nano editor. Scroll down to the end of the file and add the following lines:
[zabbix]
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
Server = http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.4/arch/$arch
Save the file and exit.
Now update the package database by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syy
Once the package database is updated, you can install the Zabbix server and frontend by running this command:
sudo pacman -S zabbix zabbix-server zabbix-web-nginx-pgsql
This command will install the Zabbix server and frontend with Nginx and PostgresSQL.
Before you start Zabbix server, you need to create a database and user for it.
Start by creating a new PostgreSQL database and user:
sudo -u postgres createdb zabbix
sudo -u postgres createuser zabbix
sudo -u postgres psql
This will start the PostgreSQL console.
In the console, execute the following commands to set the password and privileges for the newly created user:
ALTER USER zabbix WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE zabbix to zabbix;
Exit the PostgreSQL console by writing \q and pressing enter.
Now open the Zabbix server configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
Find the following lines and uncomment them by removing the '#' symbol:
DBName=zabbix
DBUser=zabbix
DBPassword=password
Save the file and exit.
Now start the Zabbix server and enable it to start automatically at boot by running these commands:
sudo systemctl start zabbix-server
sudo systemctl enable zabbix-server
Open the Nginx configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following lines inside the http block:
server {
listen 80;
server_name zabbix.example.com;
root /usr/share/zabbix;
index index.php;
access_log /var/log/nginx/zabbix.access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/zabbix.error.log;
location / {
index index.php;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace zabbix.example.com with your own domain name or IP address.
Save the file and exit.
Restart Nginx by running this command:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Now you can access the Zabbix frontend by opening your web browser and visiting http://your-ip-address-or-domain-name/zabbix.
You will be prompted to login with the default credentials:
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Zabbix on Arch Linux. You can now go ahead and configure Zabbix to monitor your infrastructure.
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