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This page explains how to install '''Zabbix server'''. 


If you want to configure your Zabbix agent, see [[Zabbix agent setup]]



=Add Zabbix repository=

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wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.2/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_2.2-1+trusty_all.deb
dpkg -i zabbix-release_2.2-1+trusty_all.deb
apt-get update
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=Install Zabbix server=

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apt-get install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php

# install Java Gateway too
apt-get install zabbix-java-gateway
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During installation you have to set:
* MySQL administrator password
* Allow the automatic DB configuration: reply '''yes'' to "Configure DB for zabbix-server-mysql with dbconfig-common?"
* Enter your administrator password
* Set the MySQL zabbix password. As this will only be used inside a LAN (in my case) I put '''zabbix''' as password


The ''Zabbix server'' application will now use the MySQL login: '''zabbix''' and the password I set earlier ('''zabbix''').


-NOTE-

Zabbix server also required some specific SNMP libraries:

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apt-get install libnet-snmp-perl python-netsnmp
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=Install zabbix-agent on zabbix-server=

It's recommended to monitor your zabbix-server as well with the other servers. Therefore you should install a local ''zabbix-agent''.


See installation notes: [[Zabbix agent setup]]




=Set timezone and PHP settings=

Edit the configuration file

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vim /etc/apache2/conf-available/zabbix
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Find the following lines and edit them as follows. If the lines doesn’t exists, add them.
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
[...]
php_value max_execution_time 300
php_value memory_limit 128M
php_value post_max_size 16M
php_value upload_max_filesize 2M
php_value max_input_time 300
#php_value date.timezone Asia/Kolkata
php_value date.timezone Europe/Stockholm
[...]
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Adjust your timezone !! To get the right value see: http://www.php.net//manual/en/timezones.php 

Save and close the file.



=Enable Apache2 V.Host=

Last step: you have to enable Zabbix configuration

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cd /etc/apache2/conf-available/
a2enconf zabbix.conf
service apache2 reload
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=Restart zabbix server=

To restart zabbix you have to restart 2 processes: 
* BACKEND: Zabbix-server
* FRONTEND: Apache2


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service apache2 restart
service zabbix-server restart
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=Zabbix server # First run=

Now you can, at least, run the web-installer. 

see [[Zabbix server configuration]]




=References=


Most of the information comes from the official wiki: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/installation/install_from_packages


Zabbix official documentation (very good): https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/


Digitial Ocean community - Zabbix tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/389


Tecadmin tutorial: 
* step 1 : zabbix-server installation: http://tecadmin.net/install-zabbix-on-ubuntu/

* step 2 : zabbix-agent installation: http://tecadmin.net/install-zabbix-agent-centos-rhel-and-ubuntu/

* step 3 : host configuration on server side: http://tecadmin.net/add-host-zabbix-server-monitor/



Zabbix SNMP configuration:
* Official documentation: https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/config/items/itemtypes/snmptrap
* Nice setup tutorial for basic discovery: http://projectdaenney.org/blog/2012/10/14/zabbix-baby-steps-part-1/
* Nice tutorial for advanced stuff: http://www.zabbix.org/wiki/Start_with_SNMP_traps_in_Zabbix