How to Install Observium on MXLinux

Introduction

Observium is an open-source monitoring solution that is designed to provide real-time visibility into the health and performance of your network infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and configure Observium on MXLinux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

  • Operating System: MXLinux Latest
  • RAM: At least 2 GB
  • Disk Space: At least 20 GB
  • Root privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install the dependencies required by Observium. Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-cli php-snmp php-xml php-mysql php-mysqli php-gd libapache2-mod-php composer fping libmysqlclient-dev libsnmp-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libssl-dev

Step 2: Download Observium

Next, download the latest version of Observium from the official website. You can download the community edition by running the following command:

sudo wget http://www.observium.org/observium-community-latest.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract Observium

Once the download is complete, extract the Observium archive by running the following command:

sudo tar zxvf observium-community-latest.tar.gz

This will extract the Observium files to a directory named observium.

Step 4: Install Observium

Now, change the directory to the observium directory by running the following command:

cd observium

Then, run the following command to start the installation process:

sudo ./run.php install

This will install Observium on your MXLinux system.

Step 5: Access Observium Web Interface

Once the installation is complete, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/observium. You should see the Observium login page.

Use the default username and password, which are admin for both fields, to log in to the Observium web interface.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Observium on MXLinux latest version. You can now use Observium to monitor the health and performance of your network infrastructure in real-time.