How to Setup Monitoring with Zabbix265

## Setup Zabbix Agent


1. Install Zabbix Agent
- Linux: `yum install zabbix-agent` or `apt-get install zabbix-agent`
- Windows: Download and install from [Zabbix Agent page](/download)


2. Configure Zabbix Agent
- Edit `/etc/zabbix/` (Linux) or `C:Program Files (x86)\Zabbix Agent\` (Windows)
- Update `Server` with the IP address or hostname of your Zabbix server
- Update `Hostname` with the name of the host you're monitoring
- Save the file


3. Start Zabbix Agent
- Linux: `systemctl start zabbix-agent` or `/etc/init.d/zabbix-agent start`
- Windows: Run `` as a service
## Setup Zabbix Server


1. Install Zabbix Server
- Linux: `yum install zabbix-server-mysql` or `apt-get install zabbix-server-mysql`
- Windows: Download and install from [Zabbix Server page](/download)


2. Configure Zabbix Server
- Create database and import schema: `zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/ | mysql -u root -p`
- Edit `/etc/zabbix/` (Linux) or `C:Program Files (x86)\Zabbix Server\` (Windows)
- Update `Database` with the database name, `User` with the database user, and `Password` with the database password
- Save the file


3. Start Zabbix Server
- Linux: `systemctl start zabbix-server` or `/etc/init.d/zabbix-server start`
- Windows: Run `` as a service
## Configure Zabbix Web Interface


1. Access Zabbix Web Interface
- Open a web browser and navigate to `/zabbix`


2. Configure Zabbix Web Interface
- Login with default credentials: `Admin/zabbix`
- Go to `Administration` -> `Users` and create a new user
- Go to `Administration` -> `General` -> `Web` and configure web parameters like timezone and theme
## Create Host and Monitor Metrics


1. Create Host
- Go to `Configuration` -> `Hosts` and click `Create host`
- Enter host details like hostname, IP address, and groups
- Click `Add`


2. Monitor Metrics
- Go to `Configuration` -> `Hosts` and select the host you just created
- Click on `Items` and click `Create item`
- Enter item details like name, key, and type (e.g., `[80, tcp, *]`)
- Click `Add`
## Monitoring and Alerting


1. Monitoring Dashboard
- Go to `Monitoring` -> `Dashboard` to view real-time monitoring data


2. Alerting
- Go to `Configuration` -> `Actions` and create an action
- Configure alert parameters like severity, message, and recipients
- Go to `Configuration` -> `Triggers` and create a trigger
- Link the trigger to the host and item you want to monitor
- Associate the trigger with the action you created earlier

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