Difference between revisions of "Zabbix server configuration - first run"

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==Installation==
 
==Installation==
  
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Installation wizard:
  
===Welcome screen===
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[[File:Zabbix installation 01.png|600px|Zabbix server installation 01]]
  
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On the next page, '''everything must be OK'''. If not, check your PHP configuration !
  
===Installation check===
 
  
[[File:zabbix_installation_02.png|none|Zabbix server installation 02]]
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Database configuration:
  
 
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[[File:Zabbix installation 02.png|600px|Zabbix server installation 02]]
 
 
===Database configuration===
 
 
 
[[File:zabbix_installation_03.png|none|Zabbix server installation 03]]
 
  
 
During the installation Zabbix already setup a database for us! :)
 
During the installation Zabbix already setup a database for us! :)
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===Zabbix server details===
 
===Zabbix server details===
  
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You can, if you want, name your installation. In my case I will not have any proxy or other zabbix server so I didn't used that option.
 
You can, if you want, name your installation. In my case I will not have any proxy or other zabbix server so I didn't used that option.
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===Confirmation===
 
===Confirmation===
  
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==First login==
 
==First login==
  
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Default credentials are:  
 
Default credentials are:  

Revision as of 12:58, 27 October 2014


First run

Now that the server setup is complete you can, at least, run the web-installer.


Go to http://yourserver/zabbix


Installation

Installation wizard:

Zabbix server installation 01


On the next page, everything must be OK. If not, check your PHP configuration !


Database configuration:

Zabbix server installation 02

During the installation Zabbix already setup a database for us! :)

  • Db host: localhost
  • Db Port: 3306 (default)
  • Db name: zabbix
  • Db user: zabbix
  • Db password: your password (mine is zabbix)


Zabbix server details

Zabbix server installation 03

You can, if you want, name your installation. In my case I will not have any proxy or other zabbix server so I didn't used that option.


Confirmation

Zabbix server installation 04


First login

Zabbix server installation 06

Default credentials are:

  • Username = admin
  • Password = zabbix




Server configuration

Email configuration

Requirements

You need to have a POSTFIX SMTP server or relay configure.


Configuration

Zabbix email

→ Administration menu >> Media types >> Email


Zabbix email 2
  • Set your SMTP (postfix) server IP / name
  • Set your target SMTP server settings [smtp.gmail.com]
  • Set your target user name



Increase history

Follow the excellent Zabbix documentation: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/administration/general#housekeeper


Zabbix server configuration files

Main zabbix server configuration file is available in: "/etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf"


Sources

Nice tutorial about how to setup emails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj2W2l2c61U