Zabbix Server: Installing and Configuring from Scratch

Configure SELinux to allow Zabbix server operation by temporarily setting permissive or permanently disabling SELinux through /etc/selinux/config, rebooting, and verifying with sestatus and audit logs.

Learn to set up the Zabbix frontend: open the web console, verify prerequisites, configure database and frontend details, log in as admin, and enable monitoring by configuring hosts.

Install and configure the Zabbix agent on servers, open firewall port 150, start and enable the service, and set the agent to active or passive mode to communicate with server.

Explore the Zabbix frontend by navigating the top and bottom menus, inspecting host groups, and adjusting user profile and login options.

Explore simple graphs for monitored numeric items, using zoom, scroll bar, and calendar widgets to adjust the displayed period, with gray areas marking outside working hours.

Learn to create and configure actions in zabbix to trigger email notifications under specific conditions, detailing main configuration, operations, and action conditions for recipients such as admin users.

Explore how Zabbix wires hosts, items, and triggers to generate events when thresholds are met, drive actions and email alerts, and visualize data with graphs and front-end notifications.