Introduction
This tutorial has been created to help users install Zabbix Agent on Debian 10 (Buster) Linux.
Step 1: Add Zabbix repository
We will use packages in Zabbix’s repository to get our agent installed. Let us add this repository.
sudo wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.2/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.2-1+debian10_all.deb
Install the repository with the commands below.
sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.2-1+debian10_all.deb
Step 2: Install Zabbix Agent
Zabbix Server uses an agent or SNMP to monitor its clients. Let us explore how it uses the agent.
Install Zabbix Agent on Debian Linux
sudo apt update
sudo apt install zabbix-agent
Start and enable Zabbix agent
sudo systemctl enable zabbix-agent
sudo systemctl start zabbix-agent
Step 3: Configure Zabbix Agent
Open up the Zabbix agent file (/etc/zabbix/) and make sure that the following options are set at a minimum.
Server=172.18.36.77 # The IP or Hostname of your Zabbix Server
ServerActive=172.18.36.77 # The IP or Hostname of your Zabbix Server
Hostname=YourHostName # The Name of your Linux host to be monitored