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For companies looking to migrate from PRTG Network Monitor to Zabbix, one of the most critical aspects is making sure a smooth migration of monitored devices and configurations. While there is no official tool to directly migrate between the two platforms, creating a bridge using custom export/import scripts allows for an effective and large migation. […]

Running a monitoring platform like Zabbix in a production environment requires bulletproof availability at the database layer. Any downtime in PostgreSQL, even for seconds, can disrupt monitoring visibility, triggering blind spots in alerts and data collection.

Recently, a new customer of ours at Opensource ICT Solutions asked whether we could migrate their Nagios instance to Zabbix. Because Nagios and Zabbix are very different in their storage methods, we told them that we would have to investigate and see if we could come up with a viable solution. It wasn’t long until […]

It’s a very well known fact that Zabbix can only be installed on Linux. But what if you are in a Windows environment and getting a Linux machine is not so simple or even possible? This can obstruct the implementation of Zabbix, or at least significantly delay it. Not only that, building a POC outside […]

In the first part of this post, we explored how to get data with HTTP agent from the Prometheus Podman exporter and use the same item data for the Podman pods Discovery rule as well as item and trigger prototypes. In part 2 of the same series, we’ll learn how to discover and monitor Podman […]

In part one of this blog post, I will show you how to monitor Podman pods using HTTP agent item to retrieve data from the Prometheus Podman exporter. Let’s get started!

If you find yourself needing additional flexibility when it comes to database monitoring, Zabbix agent 2 may be exactly what you need. Keep reading to see which features make it ideal for database monitoring and find out how to best use them for your own purposes. 

Many years ago, maybe around 2017 or 2018, one of my ex-colleagues (Hi, Kevin!) said that I would probably even use Zabbix to come up with the winning lotto numbers. Just to strike back, I did exactly that with a small “easter egg” in Zabbix containing the lotto numbers – a quick bash script feeding […]

In today’s fast-paced, interconnected IT world, simply waiting for something to fail before fixing it isn’t good enough. A proactive approach to monitoring, which aims to identify and address potential issues before they escalate into major disruptions, is a necessity rather than a luxury.

Hosts, items, and triggers are some of the most basic concepts in Zabbix. To successfully configure their monitoring workflows, Zabbix users need to have a clear understanding of how these entities are used. This article is aimed at Zabbix beginners and should help anyone better understand the basics of Zabbix while providing guidance on how […]

One of the great advantages of Zabbix is its extensible and modular architecture. This allows the platform to be enhanced with third-party modules, significantly expanding its functionalities without compromising the stability of the core system. The ECharts-Zabbix module is an excellent example of this flexibility in action.

Installing Zabbix from packages can feel overwhelming, due to the availability of different configuration options. The detailed and comprehensive documentation certainly helps to check the purpose of these multiple options, what values can be set in their fields, and if one is required for your planned deployment. There are quite a few official Zabbix blog […]