Zabbix is an open-source monitoring software that helps to monitor network devices, servers, applications, and services. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Zabbix on NetBSD.
Before we begin, you'll need to have the following:
Before we install Zabbix, we need to install some dependencies required for it to function. In the terminal, enter the following command:
pkg_add postgresql php74-ctype php74-gd php74-iconv php74-json php74-mbstring php74-session php74-xml php74-pecl-simplexml zabbix5-agent zabbix5-frontend php74-pdo_pgsql php74-pgsql
This command installs Postgres, PHP and Zabbix dependencies.
To download and install Zabbix, you can use the pkgin command:
pkgin install zabbix5-server
This command will install the Zabbix server on your NetBSD server.
Now that Zabbix has been installed, we need to enable it and start it. To do that, we will use the rcctl command:
rcctl enable zabbix_server
rcctl start zabbix_server
These commands will enable and start the Zabbix server.
Once Zabbix is up and running, you'll be able to access the web interface by visiting http://your-netbsd-server-ip/zabbix in your web browser.
When the page loads, you'll be prompted to enter your username and password. The default username and password are:
Username: Admin
Password: zabbix
After a successful login, you will now be able to start configuring your monitoring settings.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Zabbix on your NetBSD server. Now that Zabbix is up and running, you can monitor your servers, network devices, applications, and services.
Keep in mind that Zabbix will generate a lot of data and requires a lot of resources. It's important to properly configure Zabbix to optimize its performance.
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