Is there an idiots guide to Zabbix?

[rohitparker]

hello,
I'm migrating away from Check_Mk in hopes of using Zabbix to integrate into Grafana and get pretty dashboards.
But I'm 100% spoiled by Check_MK and how easy it is to literally install an agent, point it t the IP, and it automagically detects CPU/RAM/Memory/Network interfaces on servers, or just point it at SNMP and it does the same for switches.
Is there an idiots guide to setting up Zabbix that'll be the 'AH-HA" moment for me to find the same?https://downloader.vip/rufus/ https://downloader.vip/mapquest/ https://downloader.vip/uptodate/

[gdvilela]

I also moved from Check MK to Zabbix and I realized handling the configuration with Zabbix might be trickier at times but the end result, in my opinion, is better and more flexible!
If you're looking for a guide, from what I understand to install and configure things, the official website has the link to the download page where it has a step-by-step guide to how to install and configure your Zabbix Server.

But if you're looking for a guide that will explain every little detail of the tool, I'd recommend you to take a look at the documentation so you can get familiar with the terms, the architecture of it and how things work.
You'll see that Zabbix uses something called "Template" which will "magically" assign items, graphs, triggers and such to your host and then you'll be able to monitor CPU usage, RAM usage and such.
After all of that it is just a matter of looking at tutorials (there are tons) on the Internet or checking the forums for more info.

Regardless of what, wish you the best of luck and hope you enjoy the tool!