How To Install Zabbix 4.4 Server On CentOS 7

Zabbix is an open source network monitoring software designed to monitor and track the status of various network devices, servers, and virtual machines

Update the system using below command

# yum update

Install required packages

# yum install  mariadb-server  httpd -y                          

# yum install php php-cli php-common php-devel php-pear php-gd php-mbstring php-mysql php-xml php-bcmath  

# systemctl start httpd

Install Repository with MySQL database

# mysql_secure_installation

Install yum repository to install Zabbix

CentOS/RHEL 7: 

rpm -Uvh https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.4/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-4.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm

After adding Zabbix apt repository in your system use following command to install Zabbix server.

 # yum install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-web-mysql zabbix-agent zabbix-java-gateway

Create initial database schema

# mysql -u root -p

mysql> create database zabbix character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;

mysql> grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by 'Password';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

mysql> quit;

Import initial schema and data. You will be prompted to enter your newly created password.

 # zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql*/create.sql.gz | mysql –u zabbix -p zabbix

Configure the database for Zabbix server

Edit file /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

Update the following database configurations. This will be used by Zabbix server to connect to the database.

DBHost=localhost

DBName=zabbix

DBUser=zabbix

DBPassword=password

Configure PHP for Zabbix frontend

Edit file /etc/httpd/conf.d/zabbix.conf, uncomment and set the right timezone for you.

# php_value date.timezone Asia/Kolkata

Start Zabbix server and agent processes and make it start at system boot:

# systemctl start zabbix-server zabbix-agent httpd mariadb

# systemctl enable zabbix-server zabbix-agent httpd mariadb

Now your Zabbix server is up and running!

Configure Zabbix frontend

Connect to your newly installed Zabbix frontend: http://server_ip_or_name/zabbix

Follow steps described in Zabbix documentation: Installing frontend

 Start using Zabbix

Check for pre-requisites

Check if you meet all the system requirements. If not configure your php.ini.

Configure DB Connection

Fill your DB details which you created and click on Next Step 

Zabbix server details

This is the host and port of running Zabbix server. As your Zabbix server is running on the same host, so keep the values unchanged. You can give a name for your instance.

 Pre-Installation Summary

This will give you a summary of your configuration. Click on Next Step

Install Zabbix

Click on Finish button to install Zabbix server

Install Zabbix

You will see a successful installation message on this page. This will also show you a message for the created configuration file.

Login to Zabbix

Login to Zabbix with following credentials

UserName          : Admin

Password    : Zabbix

You will see your Zabbix home screen now

Congratulation! Your Zabbix setup has been completed.