Bloonix is an open-source monitoring solution for IT infrastructure and applications. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Bloonix on Elementary OS.
Before installing Bloonix, ensure that you have the following:
Before installing any new software on the system, it is recommended to update the system.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Bloonix requires several dependencies to be installed in the system. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-cli php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip unzip mariadb-server mariadb-client
Now, download the latest version of Bloonix from their official website using the following command:
wget https://download.bloonix-monitoring.org/bloonix-1.7.0.zip
Extract the downloaded zip file:
unzip bloonix-1.7.0.zip
Move the extracted directory to the /opt directory:
sudo mv bloonix-1.7.0 /opt/
Bloonix requires the creation of a MySQL user and database. Run the following commands to create a new user, a new database and grant the appropriate permissions:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE bloonix CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bloonix.* TO 'bloonix'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace 'mypassword' with a strong password of your choice.
Create a new Apache configuration file for Bloonix:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/bloonix.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/opt/bloonix-1.7.0/webfrontend/"
ServerName YOUR_SERVER_IP
<Directory "/opt/bloonix-1.7.0/webfrontend/">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace 'YOUR_SERVER_IP' with the IP address of your server.
Enable the new virtual host:
sudo a2ensite bloonix.conf
Disable the default Apache virtual host:
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
Reload the Apache configuration:
sudo systemctl reload apache2
Navigate to the /opt/bloonix-1.7.0/ directory and run the installer:
cd /opt/bloonix-1.7.0/
sudo bash run.sh
Follow the installer prompts to complete the installation process.
Once the installation process is complete, you can access the Bloonix web interface by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:
http://YOUR_SERVER_IP/
Replace 'YOUR_SERVER_IP' with the IP address of your server.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Bloonix on Elementary OS latest. Now you can monitor the IT infrastructure and applications on your server using the Bloonix web interface.
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