Handy Tips

Zabbix 5.4 has introduced a new unified syntax for trigger expressions and calculated items (including aggregate calculations). Discover what has changed and why the new syntax is better. Trigger expressions in Zabbix are used to define problem thresholds. An example of the old syntax: {<host>:<key>.<function>(<parameter>)}<operator><constant> Since Zabbix 5.4 the syntax of the trigger formula has […]

Zabbix value maps have become more powerful with the support of ranges and regex. Learn new tricks to display meaningful values instead of raw data. Previously, value maps only supported one-to-one mapping and could only be configured on a global level. This approach had many limitations. First, only super admins could create new value maps. […]

Learn about best practices to secure your Zabbix API using token-based authentication and create seamless and protected integrations with any software. Previously, the only way to access Zabbix API was to pass Zabbix login credentials through user.login method. So, the common practice was to create a special API-only user with disabled access to frontend and […]