Monitoring a Starlink Dish with Zabbix
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Zabbix and the Docker API, Part 1: Inspect
April 22, 2026
Handy Tips
In this blog post, I will show you how to configure Zabbix to securely gather Docker API metrics using the Zabbix HTTP agent item with certificate authentication. This guide will cover configuring the Docker API and the Zabbix server side to gather data more securely. Getting the data to Zabbix from the Docker API By […]
Optimized Monitoring for Hybrid Environments with ICT Solutions
April 15, 2026
Case Study
ICT Solutions is a managed service provider (MSP) specializing in fully managed IT Support, cloud, cybersecurity and more. Based in Liverpool, they offer IT support across the UK.
What’s Up, Home? – The Clock Is Ticking
October 28, 2022
Community
Can you use Zabbix as a countdown timer? Of course, you can! By day, I am a technical monitoring lead in a global cyber security company. By night, I monitor my home with Zabbix & Grafana and do some weird experiments with them. Welcome to my blog about this project.
Handy Tips #39: Extracting metrics from structured data with Zabbix preprocessing
October 26, 2022
Handy Tips
Collect structured data in bulk and use Zabbix preprocessing to extract and transform the necessary metrics. Collecting data from custom monitoring endpoints such as web applications or custom in-house software can result in the collected data requiring further extraction or transformation to fit our requirements. Use Zabbix preprocessing to extract metrics from structured data: Extract […]
What’s Up, Home? – BA-NA-NA!
October 21, 2022
Community
Can you monitor a banana with Zabbix? Of course, you can! By day, I am a monitoring tech lead in a global cyber security company. By night, I monitor my home with Zabbix & Grafana and do some weird experiments with them. Welcome to my blog about this project.
What’s Up, Home? – Staring at the Video Stream
October 4, 2022
Community
Can you make sure your video streams are up with Zabbix? Of course, you can! By day, I am a monitoring technical lead in a global cyber security company. By night, I monitor my home with Zabbix & Grafana Labs and do some weird experiments with them. Welcome to my weekly blog about the project.
Backups to the rescue!
September 30, 2022
How To
In this blog post, you will learn how to set up backups for your Zabbix environment. There’s a wide variety of different options when it comes to taking backups of our Zabbix environment, for us, it will just be a matter of choosing the right fit.
What’s Up, Home? – How Zabbix Can Help You with Rising Electricity Bills
September 23, 2022
Community
Can you monitor your upcoming electricity bills with Zabbix? Of course, you can! By day, I am a monitoring technical lead in a global cyber security company. By night, I monitor my home with Zabbix & Grafana Labs and make some weird experiments with them. Welcome to my weekly blog about the project.
