Monitor a Kubernetes Cluster with Zabbix Helm Chart (Proxy + kube-state-metrics) on Ubuntu 24.04
This post shows how to deploy the official Zabbix Kubernetes Helm chart into your cluster, run a Zabbix Proxy inside […]
Kubernetes, Zabbix
Zabbix
AWS, Zabbix
Monitor AWS with Zabbix 7.4 (AWS by HTTP): CloudShell-only IAM, Host Wizard, and Cost Explorer
Zabbix 7.4 includes AWS by HTTP templates. You create a single account host (e.g., aws-prod) and link only the base
OPNsense, Zabbix
Monitor OPNsense with Zabbix (Active Agent, GUI-only)
TL;DR Install the OPNsense Zabbix Agent plugin → enable it → set Hostname to exactly your Zabbix host name →
Zabbix
Convert “FreeBSD by Zabbix agent” to Active (Zabbix 7.4)
TL;DR Clone FreeBSD by Zabbix agent → mass-update all Zabbix agent items to Zabbix agent (active) → switch agent-based discovery
Zabbix
Zabbix Agent Active vs Passive: What They Mean and When to Use Each
TL;DR How Active Works How Passive Works Quick Comparison Aspect Active Passive Connection Agent → Server :10051 Server → Agent
Zabbix
Zabbix 7.4 + Keycloak (SAML 2.0): End-to-End Setup with JIT Provisioning
This guide connects Zabbix 7.4 at https://zabbix.maksonlee.com to Keycloak at https://keycloak.maksonlee.com (realm maksonlee.com) using SAML 2.0, and enables Just-in-Time (JIT)
Zabbix
Monitor a Linux Host with Zabbix 7.4 (Ubuntu 24.04)
What you’ll do: add a Linux machine to Zabbix using the standard agent so you get CPU, memory, disk, filesystem,
Zabbix
Install Zabbix on Ubuntu 24.04
Start new shell session with root privileges. Make sure you have a database server up and running (I use MariaDB