Zabbix - Docker Installation on Ubuntu Linux

 

Would you like to learn how to install Zabbix using Docker on Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you all the steps required to perform the Zabbix installation using Docker on a computer running Ubuntu Linux in 10 minutes or less.

• Ubuntu 18.04
• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 20.04
• Zabbix 5.0.0

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Tutorial Zabbix - Docker Installation on Ubuntu Linux

Install the Docker service.

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apt-get update

apt-get install docker.io

Download the Zabbix Docker images from the online repository.

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docker pull mysql

docker pull zabbix/zabbix-server-mysql

docker pull zabbix/zabbix-web-nginx-mysql

docker pull zabbix/zabbix-java-gateway

docker pull zabbix/zabbix-agent

List the Docker images installed on your system.

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docker images

Here is the command output:

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REPOSITORY                      TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE

mysql                           latest              94dff5fab37f        2 days ago          541MB

zabbix/zabbix-agent             latest              62aa05fcca52        3 days ago          14.5MB

zabbix/zabbix-web-nginx-mysql   latest              8b025e61cd9d        3 days ago          168MB

zabbix/zabbix-server-mysql      latest              ca2e378e53a3        5 days ago          65.1MB

zabbix/zabbix-java-gateway      latest              7a00e96de85f        5 days ago          82MB

Start a new Mysql container.

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docker run --name mysql-server -t -e MYSQL_DATABASE="zabbix" -e MYSQL_USER="zabbix" -e MYSQL_PASSWORD="kamisama123" -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="YjA0OTYwZDBiN2EwNWFjMTRjZGU3Yjcy" -d mysql --character-set-server=utf8 --collation-server=utf8_bin --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password

In our example, the MySQL password for the user named Zabbix is kamisama123.

In our example, the MySQL password for the Root account is YjA0OTYwZDBiN2EwNWFjMTRjZGU3Yjcy.

Keep in mind that you need to change both passwords.

Start a new container for the Zabbix java gateway.

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docker run --name zabbix-java-gateway -t --restart unless-stopped -d zabbix/zabbix-java-gateway

Start a new container for the Zabbix server.

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docker run --name zabbix-server-mysql -t -e DB_SERVER_HOST="mysql-server" -e MYSQL_DATABASE="zabbix" -e MYSQL_USER="zabbix" -e MYSQL_PASSWORD="kamisama123" -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="YjA0OTYwZDBiN2EwNWFjMTRjZGU3Yjcy" -e ZBX_JAVAGATEWAY="zabbix-java-gateway" --link mysql-server:mysql --link zabbix-java-gateway:zabbix-java-gateway -p 10051:10051 --restart unless-stopped -d zabbix/zabbix-server-mysql

Keep in mind that you need to change the Mysql password for the users: Zabbix and Root.

Wait 2 minutes before proceeding, to give the container time to create the required database infrastructure.

Start a new container for the Zabbix web interface.

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docker run --name zabbix-web-nginx-mysql -t -e DB_SERVER_HOST="mysql-server" -e MYSQL_DATABASE="zabbix" -e MYSQL_USER="zabbix" -e MYSQL_PASSWORD="kamisama123" -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="YjA0OTYwZDBiN2EwNWFjMTRjZGU3Yjcy" --link mysql-server:mysql --link zabbix-server-mysql:zabbix-server -p 80:8080 --restart unless-stopped -d zabbix/zabbix-web-nginx-mysql

Keep in mind that you need to change the Mysql password for the users: Zabbix and Root.

Start a new container for the Zabbix agent.

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docker run --name zabbix-agent --link mysql-server:mysql --link zabbix-server-mysql:zabbix-server -e ZBX_HOSTNAME="Zabbix server" -e ZBX_SERVER_HOST="zabbix-server" -d zabbix/zabbix-agent

Verify the list of containers running.

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docker ps -a

Here is the command output:

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CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                           COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                            NAMES

16dd977b94df        zabbix/zabbix-agent             "/sbin/tini -- /usr/…"   2 minutes ago       Up 2 minutes        10050/tcp                        zabbix-agent

cb16f8e9202b        zabbix/zabbix-web-nginx-mysql   "docker-entrypoint.sh"   58 minutes ago      Up 58 minutes       8443/tcp, 0.0.0.0:80->8080/tcp   zabbix-web-nginx-mysql

868592bd4034        zabbix/zabbix-server-mysql      "/sbin/tini -- /usr/…"   About an hour ago   Up About an hour    0.0.0.0:10051->10051/tcp         zabbix-server-mysql

f727ead15ee1        zabbix/zabbix-java-gateway      "docker-entrypoint.s…"   About an hour ago   Up About an hour    10052/tcp                        zabbix-java-gateway

a3da7266811b        mysql                           "docker-entrypoint.s…"   About an hour ago   Up About an hour    3306/tcp, 33060/tcp              mysql-server

Inspect the Zabbix agent container and take note of its IP address.

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docker inspect zabbix-agent | grep "IPAddress\": "

Here is the command output:

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"IPAddress": "172.17.0.6"

In our example, the IP address of the Zabbix agent container is: 172.17.0.6

Open your browser and enter the IP address of your web server.

In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:

• http://192.168.100.10

The Zabbix web interface should be presented.

On the login screen, use the default username and default password.

• Default Username: Admin
• Default Password: zabbix

After a successful login, you will be sent to the Zabbix Dashboard.

On the dashboard screen, access the Configuration menu and select the Host option.

Edit the host named Zabbix server.

Change the IP address from 127.0.0.1 to the IP address of the Zabbix agent container.

Click on the Update button.

Congratulations! You have finished the Zabbix installation on Ubuntu Linux using Docker.