Provide context and define custom problem thresholds by using Zabbix user macros. Problem thresholds can vary for the same metric on different monitoring endpoints. We can have a server where having 10% of free space is perfectly fine, and a server where anything below 20% is a cause for concern. Define Zabbix user macros with […]

Can you take screenshots of the websites you monitor with Zabbix? Of course, you can! By day, I earn my living by being a monitoring tech lead in a global cyber security company. By night, I monitor my home. Welcome to my weekly blog about how I monitor my home with Zabbix & Grafana and […]

Many of us have visited a number of different conferences over the years. The setting and the goal of the conferences can vary by a large degree – from product presentations to technology stack overviews and community get-togethers. Zabbix Summit is somewhat special in that, as it aims to combine all of the aforementioned goals […]

Can you monitor a home air conditioner 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. Welcome to my weekly blog about how I monitor my home with Zabbix & Grafana and do some weird experiments.

Suppress problems indefinitely or until a specific point in time with the problem suppression feature. There are plenty of use cases when detected infrastructure or business problems need to be temporarily suppressed, and the alerting workflows have to be paused. This applies to scenarios such as emergency maintenance, unexpected load on your systems, migrations to […]

Do your friends, colleagues or maybe even your significant other have a nasty habit of leaving the fridge half-open causing you a frustrating evening and potentially even ruining your cherished batch of pistachio-flavored ice cream? With the right thermometer and a little Zabbix knowledge, you can configure Zabbix to keep a watchful eye on the […]