Zabbix 7.4 : Install2025/10/01

	Install Zabbix which is an enterprise open source monitoring system.
[1]	Install Apache httpd, refer to here.
[2]	Configure SSL/TLS setting, refer to here. (not required but recommended)
[3]	Install PHP-FPM, refer to here.
[4]	Install MariaDB server, refer to here.
[5]	Add Zabbix 7.4 repository and Install Zabbix server. To monitor Zabbix itself, Install Zabbix Agent, too.

root@dlp:~#

wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/7.4/release/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_latest_7.4+debian13_all.deb

root@dlp:~#

dpkg -i zabbix-release_latest_7.4+debian13_all.deb

Selecting previously unselected package zabbix-release.
(Reading database ... 39559 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack zabbix-release_latest_7.4+debian13_all.deb ...
Unpacking zabbix-release (1:7.4-1+debian13) ...
Setting up zabbix-release (1:7.4-1+debian13) ...

root@dlp:~#

apt update

root@dlp:~#

apt -y install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php zabbix-apache-conf zabbix-sql-scripts zabbix-agent2 php-mysql php-gd php-bcmath php-net-socket

[6]	Create a database for Zabbix.

root@dlp:~#

mysql

Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 31
Server version: 11.8.3-MariaDB-0+deb13u1 from Debian -- Please help get to 10k stars at https://github.com/MariaDB/Server

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

MariaDB [(none)]> create database zabbix character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_bin; 
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

# replace the [password] to the any password you like
MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@'localhost' identified by 'password'; 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> set global log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1; 
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.000 sec)

MariaDB [(none)]> exit
Bye

root@dlp:~#

zcat /usr/share/zabbix/sql-scripts/mysql/server.sql.gz | mysql --default-character-set=utf8mb4 -uzabbix -p zabbix

Enter password:

# the password you set above for [zabbix] user

root@dlp:~#

mysql -e "set global log_bin_trust_function_creators = 0;"

[7]	Configure and start Zabbix Server.

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

# line 100 : confirm DB name

DBName=zabbix

# line 116 : confirm DB username

DBUser=zabbix

# line 125 : add DB user's password

DBPassword=password

root@dlp:~#

systemctl restart zabbix-server

root@dlp:~#

systemctl enable zabbix-server

[8]	Configure and start Zabbix Agent to monitor Zabbix Server itself.

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf

# line 82 : specify Zabbix server

Server=127.0.0.1

# line 135 : specify Zabbix server

ServerActive=127.0.0.1

# line 146 : change to your hostname

Hostname=

dlp.srv.world

root@dlp:~#

systemctl restart zabbix-agent2

[9]	Change PHP values for Zabbix requirements.

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/www.conf

;; add to last line

php_value[max_execution_time] = 300
php_value[memory_limit] = 128M
php_value[post_max_size] = 16M
php_value[upload_max_filesize] = 2M
php_value[max_input_time] = 300
php_value[max_input_vars] = 10000
php_value[always_populate_raw_post_data] = -1
php_value[date.timezone] = Asia/Tokyo

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/zabbix.conf

# line 10 : change access permission if you need

Allow from all

Allow from 10.0.0.0/24

root@dlp:~#

systemctl reload apache2 php8.4-fpm

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