EP 10 | How to Setup a Homelab | How to Install the Zabbix Network Monitoring Tool in 2025

Hey guys, Abe here; please see the links below to help you throughout this course! We are going over how to set up and install the Zabbix Network Monitoring tool; it is open source! Zabbix is used to keep track of the health of your key network infrastructure pieces to ensure high availability, security, and quality of life to your customer's experience.

I wanted to show Zabbix because it is a free tool you can get your hands on that will give you real-world experience for this tool or other similar tools that are used everywhere in the real world.

Video notes:
https://www.learntohomelab.com/homelabseries/EP10_zabbixserver/

Our website:
https://www.learntohomelab.com/

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Timestamps:

00:00 intro
00:47 What you need/Explanation
02:37 SSH into your Zabbix machine
03:10 Install Zabbix commands
04:56 What order to do the commands in
05:47 Installing the MySQL server for Zabbix
08:25 Running the Zabbix script
09:40 Configuring Zabbix's config file
10:59 How to login to your Zabbix server in the web browser