If you are reading this, I believe you already know what Zabbix is. If your platform is different, you can visit the page below to see installation instructions for your environment.
https://www.zabbix.com/download
First thing first, let's start with the Zabbix 4.0 installation on Ubuntu 18.04.
When I was installing Zabbix I had some dependecy errors and I had to modify my ubuntu repository.
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
and add the following repositories
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic main universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-updates main universe
Install Repository with MySQL database
# wget https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/4.0/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zabbix-release/zabbix-release_4.0-2+bionic_all.deb
# dpkg -i zabbix-release_4.0-2+bionic_all.deb
# apt update
Install Zabbix server, frontend, agent
# apt install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-frontend-php zabbix-agent
Create initial database
# mysql -uroot -p
password
mysql> create database zabbix character set utf8 collate utf8_bin;
mysql> grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by 'password';
mysql> quit;
Import initial schema and data. You will be prompted to enter your newly created password.
# zcat /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql*/create.sql.gz | mysql -uzabbix -p zabbix
Configure the database for Zabbix server
Edit file /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
DBPassword=password
Configure PHP for Zabbix frontend
Edit file /etc/zabbix/apache.conf, uncomment and set the right timezone for you.
# php_value date.timezone Europe/Istanbul
Start Zabbix server and agent processes
Start Zabbix server and agent processes and make it start at system boot:
# systemctl restart zabbix-server zabbix-agent apache2
# systemctl enable zabbix-server zabbix-agent apache2
Configure Zabbix frontend
Connect to your newly installed Zabbix frontend: http://server_ip_or_name/zabbix
The default username: Admin
The default pasword: zabbix