How To Install Zabbix Agent 4 On Debian 9/8

After we have installed Zabbix Server 4.x on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. In this article will demonstrate how to install zabbix agent 4.x on Debian 9 / 8 operating systems.

Step 1 – Add Required Repository

Before installing Zabbix Agent 4.x first we should add the Zabbix apt repository:

For Debian 9:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.1/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_4.1-1%2Bstretch_all.deb
# dpkg -i zabbix-release_4.1-1+stretch_all.deb

For Debian 8:

# wget http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.1/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_4.1-1%2Bjessie_all.deb
# zabbix-release_4.1-1+jessie_all.deb

 

Step 2 – Install Zabbix Agent

# apt-get update
# apt-get install zabbix-agent -y

 

Step 3 – Edit Zabbix Agent Configuration

After Zabbix Agent has been successfully installed, we need to add the IP of the Zabbix monitoring server in the Zabbix Agent configuration file /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

# vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf
### Option: Server
#       List of comma delimited IP addresses (or hostnames) of Zabbix servers.
#       Incoming connections will be accepted only from the hosts listed here.
#       If IPv6 support is enabled then '127.0.0.1', '::127.0.0.1', '::ffff:127.0.0.1' are treated equally.
#
# Mandatory: no
# Default:
# Server=
Server=192.168.1.201 # Add here the IP of your Zabbix Server
#
### Option: ServerActive
# ServerActive=
#
ServerActive=192.168.1.201 # Add here the IP of your Zabbix Server
#
Hostname=web01.yallalabs.com #Add here the Hostname of your server

 

Step 4 – Enable/Start Zabbix Agent

# Systemctl enable zabbix-agent
# Systemctl start zabbix-agent

 

Step 5 – configure the host in Zabbix frontend

To add the remote host server in Zabbix frontend, do the following steps:

-1 Go to: Configuration -> Hosts
-2 Click on Create host to the right

-3 Fill the following paramaters of remote host server
*Enter Hostname: Hostname of Remote system
*Visible name: Name to be display in zabbix
*Group: Select the desired group for your host
*Agent interface: Ip of your host

-4 Go to Templates tab and select the desired Template for your host

-5 Click on add

 
We hope this tutorial was enough Helpful. If you need more information, or have any questions, just comment below and we will be glad to assist you!