Checkmk is an open-source monitoring solution that provides a comprehensive system monitoring toolset. It offers the ability to monitor metrics such as server availability, CPU usage, disk utilization, and much more. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Checkmk on Debian Latest following some simple steps.
Before you start the installation process, you need to check that the following prerequisites are already met:
Before installing Checkmk, make sure that your Debian server is up-to-date:
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Checkmk has some dependencies that need to be installed first. Run the following command to install these dependencies:
$ sudo apt-get install xinetd libapache2-mod-python python3 python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libjpeg-dev librrd-dev libffi-dev libopenipmi-dev libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev python3-psycopg2 python3-crypto python3-dateutil python3-pytz
You can download the latest version of Checkmk from their official website.
$ wget https://checkmk.com/support/1.6.0p21/check-mk-raw-1.6.0p21_0.bionic_amd64.deb
After downloading the Checkmk package, you can install it using the dpkg command:
$ sudo dpkg -i check-mk-raw-1.6.0p21_0.bionic_amd64.deb
After the installation is complete, you can start the Checkmk service:
$ sudo systemctl start check_mk
To enable the Checkmk service to start automatically at system boot:
$ sudo systemctl enable check-mk
Now that Checkmk is installed, you need to configure it according to your requirements. You can access the Checkmk GUI by going to your web browser and typing http://SERVER_IP/check_mk/ (replace SERVER_IP with the IP address of your server).
After logging in, you will be prompted to create a new site.
Click on "New Site" and fill in the requested information. Once the site is created, you can start adding hosts and configuring the monitoring settings.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Checkmk on your Debian Latest server. You can now start monitoring your systems with the help of Checkmk's powerful monitoring tools.
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