Checkmk is an all-in-one solution for monitoring and managing IT infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps needed to install Checkmk on OpenBSD.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following requirements:
First, download the required Checkmk package to your OpenBSD system. You can do this by going to the Checkmk website and selecting the OpenBSD package from the available downloads.
wget https://checkmk.com/download.php?edition=cre&version=stable&dist=freebsd&pkg=tbz
Note that the above URL is for the Community Edition of Checkmk.
Before installing the Checkmk package, we need to make sure that all the required dependencies are installed. Type the following command to update the package list and install the necessary dependencies.
pkg_add -u
pkg_add -I libffi
Once the dependencies are installed, install the Checkmk package using the pkg_add command.
pkg_add -I check-mk-raw-1.6.0p9_1.tgz
Make sure to replace the package name with the one that you downloaded.
After installing Checkmk, we need to configure it to start automatically on system boot. To do this, create a new service file in the /etc/rc.d/ directory.
touch /etc/rc.d/check_mk
Open the file using the text editor and add the following contents:
#!/bin/sh
case $1 in
start)
/usr/local/bin/check_mk_agent >/dev/null 2>&1 &
/usr/local/bin/check_mk_caching_agent >/dev/null 2>&1 &
;;
stop)
pkill check_mk_agent >/dev/null 2>&1 &
pkill check_mk_caching_agent >/dev/null 2>&1 &
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
Save the file and make it executable.
chmod +x /etc/rc.d/check_mk
Finally, start the Checkmk service by typing the following command:
/etc/rc.d/check_mk start
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Checkmk on OpenBSD. You can now login to the Checkmk web interface and start configuring hosts and services to be monitored.
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