Step-by-step – Zabbix Installation in Linux Mint 20

Installing

2. 2. Setting Up Zabbix Repo

   Add Zabbix Repository for Linux Mint 20

   Zabbix Apt Repo

   Zabbix Apt Repo Set-up

   Set Up it as for Ubuntu Bionic.

3. 3. Installing Zabbix

   So to Install Zabbix for Ubuntu
   Server with MySQL DB:

   sudo apt install zabbix-server-mysql

   And instead for the PostgreSQL version:

   sudo apt install zabbix-server-pgsql

   Then the Agent with:

   sudo apt install zabbix-agent

   And for the Frontend PHP:

   sudo apt install zabbix-frontend-php

   Again for the Web UI Choose between the Apache Web Server:

   sudo apt install zabbix-apache-conf

   Or the NGINX:

   sudo apt install zabbix-nginx-conf

4. 4. Making DB

   Again Creating Zabbix MySQL Database.

   mysql -uroot -p[root_password]

   Login with your [root_password].
   Then Make the Database:

   create database zabbix character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;

   And Grant the Privileges to the ‘zabbix’ User:

   grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by '[zabix_password]';

   Set a Custom [zabix_password] for the zabbix User.
   Finally, to Quit:

   quit;

   Instead, for the PostgreSQL Database follow this other Guide

5. 5. Editing Configuration

   And also Edit Zabbix Server Configuration File.

   sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

   Set the password the same one you choose before:

   DBHost=localhost
   DBName=zabbix
   DBUser=zabbix
   DBPassword=[zabix_password]
   

   Simply Set the [zabix_password] in the Above!
   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano ;)

6. 6. Importing Data

   Now to Import Zabbix Data into Database
   For MySQL do:

   zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql/create.sql.gz | mysql -uzabbix -p zabbix

   When instead on PostgreSQL use:

   zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-pgsql/create.sql.gz | sudo -u zabbix psql zabbix

7. 7. Editing Frontend Config

   Follow Editing Zabbix PHP Frontend Configuration File
   Need to Uncomment the “date.timezone” setting:

   sudo nano /etc/zabbix/apache.conf

   Uncomment this line like:

   php_value date.timezone Europe/Paris

   Set the Right time zone for you…