Would you like to learn how to configure Zabbix web monitoring? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to monitor website using Zabbix and the web scenario feature.
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Tutorial Zabbix – Monitor a Website
Open your browser and enter the IP address of your web server plus /zabbix.
In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:
• http://35.162.85.57/zabbix
On the login screen, use the default username and default password.
• Default Username: Admin
• Default Password: zabbix
After a successful login, you will be sent to the Zabbix Dashboard.
On the dashboard screen, access the Configuration menu and select the Host option.
Locate and click on the Host named: ZABBIX SERVER
On the Host properties screen, access the Applications tab.
On the top right part of the screen, click on the Create application button.
On the Host applications screen, create a new application named WEBSITE.
After finishing the Application creation, access the Web scenarios tab.
On the top right part of the screen, click on the Create web scenario button.
On the web scenario screen, you need to configure the following items:
• Name: Enter a website identification.
• Application: Website
• Update interval: 1 Minute
• Agent: Zabbix
• Enabled: Yes
Access the Steps tab and Add new step.
You need to configure the following items:
• Name: Enter an identification.
• URL: Enter the website URL
• Follow redirects: Yes
• Require status code: 200
Click on the Add button and finish the web scenario configuration.
Wait 5 minutes.
In order to test your configuration, access the Monitoring menu and click on the Latest data option.
Use the filter configuration to select the Zabbix server host.
Use the filter configuration to select the Website application.
Click on the apply button.
You should be able to see the results of your website monitoring using Zabbix.
Congratulations! You have configured the Zabbix to monitor a website.
