Zabbix 7.4 : Configure Zabbix Proxy2025/10/01

Configure Zabbix Proxy to reduce workload on Zabbix Server or to collect data from hosts which they can not communicate with Zabbix Server directly.

This example is based on the environment like follows.

* dlp.srv.world    [Zabbix Server (10.0.0.30)]
* prox.srv.world   [Zabbix Proxy  (10.0.0.34, 192.168.0.34)]
* node02.srv.world [Zabbix Agent  (192.168.0.52)]

[1]

Install MariaDB server on Zabbix Proxy, refer to here.

[2]

Install Zabbix Proxy.

root@prox:~#

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

root@prox:~#

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@prox:~#

apt update

root@prox:~#

apt -y install zabbix-proxy-mysql zabbix-sql-scripts

[3]	Create a database for Zabbix Proxy.

root@prox:~#

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_proxy character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_bin; 
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

# replace the [password] to any password you like
MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on zabbix_proxy.* 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@prox:~#

cat /usr/share/zabbix/sql-scripts/mysql/proxy.sql | mysql -uzabbix -p zabbix_proxy

Enter password:

# the password you set above for [zabbix_proxy] user

root@prox:~#

mysql -e "set global log_bin_trust_function_creators = 0;"

[4]	Configure Zabbix Proxy.

root@prox:~#

vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_proxy.conf

# line 14 : add proxy mode
# 0 = active mode, 1 = passive mode
ProxyMode=0

# line 32 : specify Zabbix server
Server=10.0.0.30

# line 42 : specify Zabbix Proxy hostname
Hostname=prox.srv.world

# line 156 : specify DB host
DBHost=localhost

# line 166 : specify DB name
DBName=zabbix_proxy

# line 181 : specify DB user
DBUser=zabbix

# line 190 : add DB user's password
DBPassword=password

root@prox:~#

systemctl restart zabbix-proxy

[5]	For the settings of Zabbix Agent node, refer to here. Replace Zabbix server address to Zabbix Proxy address on the settings of the link.
[6]	Login to Zabbix admin site with admin user and click [Administration] - [Proxies] on the left pane, and then click [Create Proxy] button on the upper-right.

[7]	Input Zabbix Proxy parameters and click [Add] button. For [Active] or [Passive], set it with the same one that you set [ProxyMode] in [zabbix_proxy.conf].

[8]	If successfully added, following screen is shown.

[9]	Add a new Zabbix Agent node. Input basic parameters as with common. For different point from normal Agent node, specify Zabbix Proxy on [Monitored by proxy] section.

[10]	After few minutes, monitoring data are collected like follows if settings are OK.

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