How to Install Zabbix Server on

Ubuntu 20.04
March 17, 2021February 12, 2021 By Winnie Ondara
 | Updated March 17, 2021 | Categories Tutorials

Zabbix is an open-source web-based monitoring tool for monitoring a diverse range of

IT components. This includes network devices such as servers, virtual machines, and
applications. It provides a plethora of monitoring metrics such as network utilization,
CPU load, and disk utilization. This makes troubleshooting easier when the system is
behaving abnormally. You can visualize the performance metrics in the form of graphs,
screens, maps, and overviews.

In this guide, we show you how to install Zabbix server 5.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Prerequisites
Before getting started, ensure you have a running Ubuntu 20.04 instance with sudo
privileges. Also, ensure you are connected to a stable internet connection.
Step 1: Install and Setup Apache
In this step, we install the Apache webserver. First, update all Ubuntu repository lists
and install Apache packages by running the command below:

$ sudo apt update

Now Install apache using the following command:

$ sudo apt install apache2

Apache service will start by default after installation. Incase not started run the following
command to start apache2.

$ sudo systemctl start apache2

To enable apache2 on boot, type:

$ sudo systemctl enable apache2

Step 2: Install PHP and associated modules

The front-end of Zabbix is written in PHP and because of that we need to install PHP.
Already, Ubuntu provides in its repositories which by default is PHP 7.4. This is what we
are going to use for this guide.

To Install PHP packages use the following apt command:

$ sudo apt install php php-mbstring php-gd php-xml php-bcmath php-

ldap php-mysql

You can verify the version of PHP installed using the following command:

$ php -v
Once the installation is complete, head over to the PHP configuration directory and edit
the /etc/php/7.4/apache2/php.ini file. Modify the parameters as shown and be sure to
set the right time zone according to your locale.

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$ sudo vim /etc/php/7.4/apache2/php.ini
memory_limit 256M

upload_max_filesize 16M

post_max_size 16M

max_execution_time 300

max_input_time 300

max_input_vars 10000

date.timezone = 'Africa/Nairobi'

For the changes to kick in, restart the Apache service

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Install MariaDB database server

Next, we are going to install MariaDB database as our preferred database server for
storing user data and storing other metrics.

Install MariaDB Server packages by running the following command:

$ sudo apt install mariadb-server

Once installed, be sure to harden your database server using the command:

$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

Begin by setting the root password.

set pasword for mariadb

Then type 'Y' for all the remaining prompts:

harden mariadb instance

Step 4: Create Zabbix user and database

Next, we create a database user for the Zabbix server. You will need to first log in to the
MariaDB instance:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a Zabbix user and database as shown and grant all privileges to the user as
follows:

CREATE DATABASE zabbix_db character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;

CREATE USER 'zabbix_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'P@ssword321';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON zabbix_db.* TO 'zabbix_user'@'localhost'
WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
create database for Zabbix

Step 5: Enable Zabbix repository

To add Zabbix repository to your system, first download the Zabbix release Debian
package using the wget command.
$ wget
https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-
release/zabbix-release_5.0-1+focal_all.deb

We are using Zabbix 5.01 version which is latest at the time of writing this guide.

Then, to enable the Zabbix repository, type:

$ sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-1+focal_all.deb

To synchronize the newly added repository with the system, update the package lists

$ sudo apt update

Step 6: Install Zabbix Server on Ubuntu 20.04

To install the Zabbix server, we will install the zabbix-server-mysql package that
provides MySQL support, the zabbix-frontend-php package that provides a web
interface for the server, alongside zabbix-agent for shipping metrics and the zabbix-
apache-conf package for Apache.

$ sudo apt install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php zabbix-

agent zabbix-apache-conf

Step 7: Configure Zabbix server

With Zabbix installed, some additional tweaks are required. The configuration file is
located at /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf path. So open the file.

$ sudo vim /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

Update your database configurations as per your database user settings

DBHost=localhost
DBName=zabbix_db
DBUser=zabbix_user
DBPassword=P@ssword321

Then load the default schema of the Zabbix database.

$ cd /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql
$ zcat create.sql.gz | mysql -u zabbix_user -p zabbix_db

You will be required to provide your password, so go ahead and provide it.
Now, enable the Zabbix service to start on system boot and restart service to apply the
new settings.

$ sudo systemctl enable zabbix-server

$ sudo systemctl restart zabbix-server

You can verify the status of Zabbix using the command:

$ sudo systemctl status zabbix-server

Zabbix also creates its own Apache configuration file /etc/zabbix/apache.conf and
creates a link to the Apache configuration directory. Use the command below to restart
Apache services.

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Also verify that Apache is running:

$ sudo systemctl status apache2

Your system is now ready for Zabbix installation.

Step 6: Configure the firewall

If you are behind a firewall, you need to allow Zabbix ports 10050 and 10051 and HTTP.
Run the commands below to allow the ports:

$ sudo ufw allow 80/tcp

$ sudo ufw allow 10050/tcp
$ sudo ufw 10051

Then reload your firewall service to apply the changes made above:

$ sudo ufw reload

Step 7: Complete Zabbix installation on a browser
We are all set now. The only thing remaining is to complete the installation on a web
browser. So, launch your browser and navigate to the address shown:

http://server-ip/zabbix

You get a welcome page shown below. Just click next to proceed to the next step.
Check to ensure that all prerequisites are fulfilled by the server and click on the Next
step button.
check-prerequisites
In the next step, provide the database credentials that you provided when creating a
database for Zabbix in Step 4 and click on the Next step button.
configure Zabbix database connection
For the Zabbix Server details, provide your server hostname and IP address, then click
the 'Next step' button again.
zabbix-server-details
You will get a pre-installation summary as shown. Ensure that all the configuration
parameters are correct then click on the Next step button.
zabbix pre-installation-summary

Once the installation has been completed successfully, you should see the screen
below:
zabbix-installation-complete
Click on the Finish button. You will be taken to Zabbix front-end login page shown
below:

Login with the following default credentials:

Username: Admin
Password: zabbix
Zabbix-login-page

After you successfully login, you will see the Zabbix dashboard as shown below:
Zabbix-dashboard

Conclusion
And that's it! You can now begin adding your hosts to the monitoring server to keep an
eye on their performance. In this guide, we have shown you how to install Zabbix server
on Ubuntu 20.04 system.

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