How to Install Zabbix Agent on Debian/Ubuntu Linux

To configure the agent, the first step is to determine which operating system and version you're running.

cat /etc/os-release

Download the Zabbix Repository Package

To download the Zabbix Agent from the latest releases, visit the official Zabbix download page:

https://www.zabbix.com/download

One thing to watch out for: sometimes the wget command shown on the download page doesn't automatically update to match the exact version, distribution or operating system release you've selected. If that happens, you may need to manually adjust the repository URL.

If the version you're looking for doesn't appear on the download page, browse the repository directly and download the required release package manually.

Zabbix repository:
https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/7.4/release/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/

For example, to install the Zabbix 5.0 repository package on Debian 11:

wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/5.0/debian/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_5.0-2+debian11_all.deb sudo dpkg -i zabbix-release_5.0-2+debian11_all.deb sudo apt update sudo apt install zabbix-agent

Configure the Zabbix Agent

Open the agent configuration file and update the required parameters, such as the Zabbix Server IP address and the hostname.

sudo vim /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf

Once you've finished configuring the agent, restart the service and enable it so that it starts automatically whenever the server reboots.

Troubleshooting

If you need to troubleshoot the Zabbix Agent, its log files can typically be found in the following directory:

/var/log/zabbix-agent/

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