Guide to Install Zabbix Web Service and Set Up PDF Reporting

[mrboh]

The current documentation is sparse and really not helpful, here is a much easier way to get PDF reporting on Zabbix up and runnnig:

Install Zabbix Web Service Using Package Manager

sudo apt update
sudo apt install zabbix-web-service
sudo systemctl start zabbix-web-service
sudo systemctl enable zabbix-web-service

sudo systemctl status zabbix-web-service

Install Google Chrome:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Configure Zabbix Server:

sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf

#Change / uncomment below:
StartReportWriters=10
WebServiceURL=http://127.0.0.1:10053/report

Configure Zabbix Web Service:

sudo nano /etc/zabbix/zabbix_web_service.conf

# Uncomment ListenPort
ListenPort=10053


Restart Zabbix and Web Service:

sudo systemctl restart zabbix-web-service
sudo systemctl restart zabbix-server

Configure Permissions:

sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/zabbix/
sudo chown zabbix:zabbix /var/lib/zabbix/
sudo chmod 755 /var/lib/zabbix/

Now you can generate PDF Scheduled reports.

[kronicklez]

Hi,

Do i need to install another plugin? Or just enough to follow this step only?

Thanks and appreciate your feedback

[joeartisan]

Hi,
I’m running Zabbix 7.2 with the official zabbix/zabbix-web-service:ubuntu-7.2-latest container and trying to generate scheduled dashboard reports, but I consistently get:

Cannot fetch data.: websocket url timeout reached

Has anyone seen the web-service grab the login page instead of the dashboard print view?
Are there any additional flags, config tweaks, or known patches to ensure headless Chrome actually authenticates (or uses the Guest session) and waits for all WebSocket charts to load?

Below is a detailed description of my setup, what I’ve tried, and the exact log outputs—any suggestions or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Frontend URL (Administration → General → Other):

http://172.18.0.4:8080

zabbix_web_service.conf:

Code:ZBX_ALLOWEDIP: 172.18.0.3
ZBX_LISTENPORT: 10053
ZBX_TIMEOUT: 30
ZBX_TLSACCEPT: unencrypted
ZBX_IGNOREURLCERTERRORS: 1
ZBX_DEBUGLEVEL: 5
zabbix_server.conf:
Code:ZBX_STARTREPORTWRITERS: 10
ZBX_WEBSERVICEURL: "http://172.18.0.11:10053/report"​

Exact Log Output:

Code:2025/05/16 15:31:01.821061 received report request from 172.18.0.3:43366
2025/05/16 15:31:02.070875 making chrome headless request with parameters url: [URL]http://172.18.0.4:8080/zabbix/zabbix.php?action=dashboard.print&dashboardid=366&[/URL] from=2025-05-15%2000%3A00%3A00&to=2025-05-16%2000%3A00%3A00, width: 1920, height: 1080 for report request from 172.18.0.3:43366
2025/05/16 15:31:22.672530 Cannot fetch data.: websocket url timeout reached.​