Zabbix server configuration - first run
Contents
First run
Now that the server setup is complete you can, at least, run the web-installer.
Go to http://yourserver/zabbix
Installation
Welcome screen
Installation check
Database configuration
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
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
First login
Default credentials are:
- Username = admin
- Password = zabbix
Server configuration
Email configuration
Requirements
You need to have a POSTFIX SMTP server or relay configure.
Configuration
→ Administration menu >> Media types >> Email
- 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
