Zabbix and the Docker API, Part 3: Control
This article explains how to use the Zabbix and Docker API integration to enable manual remote control of containers, allowing users to start, stop, or restart them directly from t…
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Zabbix and the Docker API, Part 2: Adapt
This article provides a step-by-step guide on creating a Zabbix template to monitor Docker servers using only API calls via the HTTP agent, eliminating the need for the Zabbix Agen…
Zabbix and the Docker API, Part 1: Inspect
This article outlines two methods for configuring Zabbix to collect Docker API metrics: a highly secure approach using the HTTP agent with TLS certificate authentication and a simp…
Decoding Zabbix Proxy Traffic for Faster Troubleshooting
This article details how to troubleshoot Zabbix proxies by decoding their communication with the Zabbix server. While basic health metrics are usually sufficient, deeper analysis c…
24/7 Alerting and Two-Way Integration with Zabbix and SIGNL4
It’s a familiar story for many IT operations teams: a critical server went down overnight, but the alert was buried in someone’s inbox. By the time anyone noticed, valuable time wa…
Saving Time with a Custom Zabbix Agent Installer
When managing large-scale infrastructure, the process of installing monitoring agents is often repetitive and time-consuming. Administrators must log into each server, manually run…
Aruba Central API Monitoring with Zabbix
Aruba Central is a SaaS solution that allows you to manage your Enterprise Aruba network environment. Due to the increasing number of cloud migrations, we can expect that more and …
Making PaperCut NG Observable with Zabbix
In most organizations, printing is an essential but often invisible service. When it works, nobody notices. When it fails, productivity stalls. That’s why monitoring your print env…
Monitoring Website Changes with Zabbix Browser Item
In today’s digital era, information is an asset and most of it is obtained from websites. The ability to automatically monitor website content changes has become a crucial competit…
Monitoring a Starlink Dish with Zabbix
Did you realize that you can monitor a Starlink dish using just Zabbix? The idea (or rather the need) to use Starlink came to me almost as soon as I moved to a fairly rural area. L…