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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.
Interview with Zabbix Summit Online 2021 speaker: Vittorio Cioe
November 9, 2021
Community
With two weeks to go until Zabbix Summit 2021, we continue to introduce you to our guest speakers. Vittorio Cioe is already known to our community – he has participated in various Zabbix events, such as Zabbix summits and meetups. This year’s Zabbix Summit is not an exception. We asked Vittorio to tell us a few […]
Combining preprocessing with storing only trend data for high-frequency monitoring
November 4, 2021
How To
There are many design choices to consider when we build our monitoring environment for high-frequency monitoring. How to minimize performance impact? What are the data retention policies with storage space in mind? What are the available out-of-the-box features to solve these potential problems? In this blog post, we will discuss when you should use preprocessing […]
Handy Tips #10: Zabbix agent item Allow and Deny lists
November 4, 2021
Handy Tips
Restrict access to sensitive information by defining Zabbix agent item Allow and Deny lists. Zabbix agent enables Zabbix users to collect a multitude of metrics. In some environments collection of a particular metric should be restricted to prevent access to confidential data. Zabbix Agent Allow and Deny lists enable users to define flexible metric collection […]
Handy Tips #9: Native SSL/TLS certificate monitoring
October 29, 2021
Handy Tips
Track TLS/SSL certificate validity and expiration using the new Zabbix agent 2 template. Previously, Zabbix users had to rely on custom scripts to monitor website certificates as there was no native out-of-the-box solution to check TLS or SSL certificate validity and expiration date. This problem has been solved with the introduction of the new WebCertificate […]
Keeping your Zabbix templates up to date
October 28, 2021
How To
Have you recently updated your Zabbix environment but are still wondering – why haven’t the templates been updated? Where can I obtain the latest official Zabbix templates, and how should I update them? In this blog post, we will discuss why it is vital to keep your templates up to date and how we the […]
Handy Tips #8: Detect error strings with the new Find function
October 21, 2021
Handy Tips
Automate pattern detection in collected values. The new find history function provides multiple ways of searching for patterns in collected data. Previously, Zabbix had multiple trigger functions for detecting string patterns – str, regexp, and iregexp. To simplify the history analysis, they were merged into a single Find function. In Zabbix 5.4 release, we have […]
