Icinga is an open-source monitoring application that allows users to monitor multiple resources and their performance. In this tutorial, we’ll explain how to install Icinga on MXLinux, a popular Linux distribution, and get started with monitoring your resources.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following:
Before you can install Icinga, you need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Once the update is complete, install the required dependencies by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y apache2 libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-xml php-mysql php-curl php-ldap php-json php-geoip php-redis
Download the Icinga installer from the official website https://www.icinga.com/download/.
wget https://packages.icinga.com/icinga-repo.deb
Now install the downloaded package with the following command:
sudo dpkg -i icinga-repo.deb
Once the repository is configured, update the system repository list by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Install Icinga by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y icinga2 icingaweb2 icingacli
Icinga requires a database backend to store its configuration data. You can use MySQL or MariaDB as a database backend.
To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y mariadb-server
Once the MariaDB server is installed, secure it by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to configure the root password and other security options.
Now create a new database and user for Icinga by running the following command:
mysql -uroot -p -e "CREATE DATABASE icinga CHARACTER SET utf8;"
mysql -uroot -p -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON icinga.* TO 'icinga'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'icinga_password';"
Replace icinga_password with the database password of your choice.
To access Icinga, you need to configure Icinga web. To do this, open your browser and enter the following URL:
http://localhost/icingaweb2/
Click on Next to begin the installation.
On the next screen, select the Icinga Web 2 option and click on Next.
Enter the database details you created in Step 4 and click on Next.
Enter the icinga web admin password and click on Next.
On the final screen click on Next, and you'll be taken to the Icinga Web Dashboard.
In this tutorial, we explained how to install Icinga on the latest version of MXLinux. You can begin exploring Icinga’s features and configurations and start monitoring your resources.
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