Guides - Deploying Zabbix through the Linode Marketplace

Zabbix is an enterprise-class, open source, distributed monitoring solution. Designed as an all-in-one monitoring solution, Zabbix can track performance and availability of network servers, devices, services, and other IT resources.

Zabbix empowers administrators to quickly respond to incidents with on-screen display capabilities and alerts by e-mail, SMS, or Jabber. Users can also collect, store, manage, and analyze information received from IT infrastructure.

Actively used by SMBs and large enterprises across all industries and in almost every country, Zabbix has a robust community driving its continued development.

Deploying a Marketplace App

The Linode Marketplace allows you to easily deploy software on a Compute Instance using the Cloud Manager. See Get Started with Marketplace Apps for complete steps.

1. Log in to the Cloud Manager and select the Marketplace link from the left navigation menu. This displays the Linode Create page with the Marketplace tab pre-selected.

2. Under the Select App section, select the app you would like to deploy.

3. Complete the form by following the steps and advice within the Creating a Compute Instance guide. Depending on the Marketplace App you selected, there may be additional configuration options available. See the Configuration Options section below for compatible distributions, recommended plans, and any additional configuration options available for this Marketplace App.

4. Click the Create Linode button. Once the Compute Instance has been provisioned and has fully powered on, wait for the software installation to complete. If the instance is powered off or restarted before this time, the software installation will likely fail.

To verify that the app has been fully installed, see Get Started with Marketplace Apps > Verify Installation. Once installed, follow the instructions within the Getting Started After Deployment section to access the application and start using it.

Note

Estimated deployment time: Zabbix should be fully installed within 5-10 minutes after the Compute Instance has finished provisioning.

Configuration Options

• Supported distributions: CentOS 7
• Recommended minimum plan: All plan types and sizes can be used.

Zabbix Options

• Hostname (required): Enter a hostname for your new instance. See Configure a Custom Hostname for examples.

Getting Started after Deployment

Access your Zabbix App

After Zabbix has finished installing, you must first access your Zabbix Linode from the console via SSH, to obtain a randomly-generated administrative password. You can then use this password to log into your Zabbix App via web browser at your Linode’s IPv4 address.

1. From your terminal, log into your Zabbix Linode as the root user with the following command, replacing 192.0.2.0 with your Linode’s IPv4 address:

    ssh root@192.0.2.0
   

2. The Zabbix welome banner appears immediately after logging into your Zabbix Linode. Copy and save the randomly generated Admin password from the welcome banner in a secure manner for later. Here is an example welcome banner:

   ********************************************************************************
   Zabbix frontend credentials:
   Username: Admin
   Password: abcdef0123456789
   To learn about available professional services, including technical suppport and training, please visit https://www.zabbix.com/services
   Official Zabbix documentation available at https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/
   Note! Do not forget to change timezone PHP variable in /etc/php.d/99-zabbix.ini file.
   ********************************************************************************

3. Enter your Zabbix Linode’s IPv4 address into a browser window to access your Zabbix App’s login page.

   Note

   Zabbix uses a self-signed certificate. Because it is not signed by a common Certificate Authority, your browser may warn you about the security of the connection and require you to add a security exception.

4. Enter Admin as the username and the Admin password you saved from the welcome banner, then click Sign in to access the Zabbix control panel.

Next Steps

For more on Zabbix, check out the following resources:

• Learn from Zabbix Documentation
• Purchase Technical Support Contract
• Visit the Zabbix Official Forum

Note

Currently, Linode does not manage software and systems updates for Marketplace Apps. It is up to the user to perform routine maintenance on software deployed in this fashion.

More Information

You may wish to consult the following resources for additional information on this topic. While these are provided in the hope that they will be useful, please note that we cannot vouch for the accuracy or timeliness of externally hosted materials.

• Learn from documentation
• Purchase Technical Support contract
• Zabbix official Forum