How to Install Zabbix on Linux Mint 22 – Step-by-step

Installing

3. 3. Installing Zabbix

   To install Zabbix for Ubuntu
   Server with MySQL DB:

   sudo apt install zabbix-server-mysql

   For the PostgreSQL version:

   sudo apt install zabbix-server-pgsql

   Then install the Agent:

   sudo apt install zabbix-agent

   For the Frontend PHP:

   sudo apt install zabbix-frontend-php

   Choose between the Apache Web Server:

   sudo apt install zabbix-apache-conf

   Or NGINX:

   sudo apt install zabbix-nginx-conf

4. 4. Making DB

   Creating Zabbix MySQL Database

   mysql -uroot -p[root_password]

   Login with your [root_password].
   Then create the database:

   create database zabbix character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;

   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;

   For the PostgreSQL database, follow this guide

5. 5. Editing Configuration

   Edit Zabbix Server Configuration File

   sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

   Set the password you chose earlier:

   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

   Import Zabbix Data into Database
   For MySQL:

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

   For PostgreSQL:

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

7. 7. Editing Frontend Config

   Edit the Zabbix PHP Frontend Configuration File
   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…