Zabbix is a powerful open-source monitoring solution. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps for installing Zabbix on FreeBSD latest.
Before starting with the installation process, ensure that you have the following:
To start, update the FreeBSD system to the latest version using the following command:
freebsd-update fetch install
Next, install the required packages for Zabbix using the following command:
pkg install zabbix52-server zabbix52-web zabbix52-agent
After the installation, we need to configure the Zabbix server. To do this, edit the Zabbix server configuration file zabbix_server.conf using your favorite text editor:
nano /usr/local/etc/zabbix52/zabbix_server.conf
Next, locate the following configuration parameters and update them accordingly:
DBHost=localhost
DBName=zabbix52
DBUser=zabbix52
DBPassword=zabbix52password
Save and close the file.
Next, start the Zabbix server and enable it to start at boot using the following commands:
service zabbix52_server start
sysrc zabbix52_server_enable="YES"
We need to configure the Zabbix web interface to access the monitoring data. To do this, edit the Zabbix web configuration file using the following command:
nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/zabbix52-web.conf
Locate the following line in the file:
php_value date.timezone Europe/Riga
Update it with your timezone and save the file.
Next, start the Apache web server and enable it to start at boot using the following commands:
service apache24 start
sysrc apache24_enable="YES"
Finally, access the Zabbix web interface by navigating to http://your_IP_address/zabbix in a web browser. You should see the Zabbix login page. Use the default Zabbix credentials to log in:
Once logged in, you can start monitoring your system using the Zabbix web interface.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Zabbix on FreeBSD latest. By following the steps outlined here, you should now have a fully functional Zabbix monitoring solution up and running on your FreeBSD server.
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