9 Templates out of the box

Overview

Zabbix provides a growing set of pre-configured templates to simplify and speed up the setup of monitoring targets.

All out-of-the-box templates are available in Data collection > Templates.

When upgrading Zabbix, existing templates are not updated automatically to avoid overwriting custom modifications. To upgrade existing templates or add new ones, see Template upgrade.

Please use the sidebar to access information about specific template types and operation requirements.

See also:

• Linking a template
• Known issues for templates

Template upgrade

To upgrade existing templates or add new ones after a Zabbix upgrade:

1. Go to the Zabbix Git repository.
2. In the branch selector (under the Source label), choose the branch that matches your Zabbix version (e.g., master for the latest development version).
3. Open the template you want to add or upgrade (e.g., MySQL by Zabbix agent).
4. Copy the contents of the template file (e.g., template_db_mysql_agent.yaml) and save them to a local file.
5. In Zabbix frontend, go to Data collection > Templates and import the local file.

Host Wizard compatibility

To upgrade multiple templates that are compatible with the Host Wizard, you can import the following template bundles:

• cloud_aws_azure.yaml
• cloud_gcp_oracle.yaml
• database.yaml
• network_os.yaml
• software.yaml

For a full list of compatible templates, see templates_in_bundles.md.

To make a custom template compatible with the Host Wizard:

1. In Zabbix frontend, go to Data collection > Templates and export the custom template.
2. Edit the exported file:
   • Add the wizard_ready template element to indicate compatibility with the Host Wizard.
   • Optionally, add the readme or config template element as needed.
3. In Zabbix frontend, go to Data collection > Templates and import the updated template file.