How to Install Zabbix on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Zabbix is an open-source network monitoring tool that helps in keeping track of network services, servers, and various other devices. In this tutorial, we will take you through the steps required to install Zabbix on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of Fedora CoreOS
  • A SSH client, like PuTTy or terminal

Step 1: Install Zabbix

Follow the below commands to install Zabbix on Fedora CoreOS:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php zabbix-apache-conf zabbix-agent -y

Note: You need to have SUDO privilege to run these commands.

Step 2: Configure Zabbix

After the installation is complete, you need to configure Zabbix. Follow the below steps:

  1. Configure MySQL Database: First, you need to create a MySQL database for Zabbix to store its data. Run the below command to log in to your MySQL shell:
mysql -u root -p
  1. Create a new database for zabbix:
create database zabbix;
  1. Create a new user and give permissions to the zabbix database created above:
grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by 'password';
  1. Exit the MySQL shell:
exit
  1. Import Zabbix's database schema into MySQL:
sudo zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql*/create.sql.gz | mysql -u zabbix -p zabbix
  1. Configure Zabbix server: Edit zabbix_server.conf file:
sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

Set the following settings:

DBName=zabbix
DBUser=zabbix
DBPassword=password
  1. Configure Zabbix frontend: Edit the zabbix.conf.php file:
sudo nano /etc/zabbix/web/zabbix.conf.php

Set the following settings:

$DB['DATABASE'] = 'zabbix';
$DB['USER'] = 'zabbix';
$DB['PASSWORD'] = 'password';
$DB['SERVER'] = 'localhost';
$ZBX_SERVER = 'localhost';
$ZBX_SERVER_PORT = '10051';
$IMAGE_FORMAT_DEFAULT = IMAGE_FORMAT_PNG;

Step 3: Start Zabbix Services

After configuring Zabbix, start the services:

sudo systemctl restart zabbix-server zabbix-agent httpd
sudo systemctl enable zabbix-server zabbix-agent httpd

Step 4: Accessing Zabbix

After starting the services, open your web browser and enter the IP address or hostname of your Fedora CoreOS along with /zabbix at the end. For example- http://<your-ip-address>/zabbix. You should see the Zabbix login page.

The default login credentials are:

  • Username: Admin
  • Password: zabbix

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Zabbix on your Fedora CoreOS instance. You are now ready to start monitoring your network and devices using Zabbix.