If you apply Zabbix for monitoring your systems, and accept any MacOS systems, y'all may exist disappointed to notice out that the precompiled binaries for zabbix_agent are not made available for download. Lucky for us setup of zabbix_agent on macos doesn't need to be painful.

Get-go we need to install homebrew. If y'all practice not already have information technology installed, simply open up the terminal and enter the following:

/usr/bin/cerise -e "$(curl -fsSLhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Next we tin install the zabbix agent. Make sure you specify the –without-server-proxy to force the installer to just install the agent.

mash install zabbix --without-server-proxy

Mash will go along to install a agglomeration of stuff for u.s.. Double check if any of the warnings apply to you.

==> Installing dependencies for zabbix: openssl, pcre ==> Installing zabbix dependency: openssl ==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/openssl-i.0.2o_2.el_capitan.canteen.tar.gz ######################################################################## 100.0% ==> Pouring openssl-i.0.2o_2.el_capitan.canteen.tar.gz ==> Caveats A CA file has been bootstrapped using certificates from the SystemRoots keychain. To add additional certificates (e.g. the certificates added in the System keychain), place .pem files in /usr/local/etc/openssl/certs  and run /usr/local/opt/openssl/bin/c_rehash  This formula is keg-only, which means information technology was non symlinked into /usr/local, because Apple has deprecated apply of OpenSSL in favor of its own TLS and crypto libraries.  If y'all need to have this software first in your PATH run: echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile  For compilers to discover this software you lot may demand to ready: LDFLAGS: -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib CPPFLAGS: -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include  ==> Summary 🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/ane.0.2o_2: 1,792 files, 12.2MB ==> Installing zabbix dependency: pcre ==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/pcre-viii.42.el_capitan.bottle.tar.gz ######################################################################## 100.0% ==> Pouring pcre-8.42.el_capitan.canteen.tar.gz 🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/pcre/8.42: 204 files, 5.4MB ==> Installing zabbix --without-server-proxy ==> Downloading https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/zabbix/ZABBIX%20Latest%20Stable/3.4.11/zabbix-three.4.11.tar.gz ==> Downloading from https://ayera.dl.sourceforge.internet/project/zabbix/ZABBIX%20Latest%20Stable/iii.four.xi/zabbix-3.4.11.tar.gz ######################################################################## 100.0% ==> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/zabbix/3.4.xi --sysconfdir=/usr/local/etc/zabbix --enable-amanuensis --with-iconv=/usr --with-libpcre=/usr/local/opt/pcre --with-openssl=/usr/local/opt/openssl ==> make install 🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/zabbix/3.four.eleven: 13 files, 1.4MB, congenital in i minute 8 seconds ==> Caveats ==> openssl A CA file has been bootstrapped using certificates from the SystemRoots keychain. To add additional certificates (eastward.1000. the certificates added in the Organization keychain), place .pem files in /usr/local/etc/openssl/certs  and run /usr/local/opt/openssl/bin/c_rehash  This formula is keg-only, which ways information technology was not symlinked into /usr/local, considering Apple has deprecated use of OpenSSL in favor of its own TLS and crypto libraries.  If you demand to take this software first in your PATH run: echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile  For compilers to find this software y'all may demand to gear up: LDFLAGS: -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib CPPFLAGS: -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include

If everything went will you lot should accept zabbix_agentd installed. The setup also installs zabbix_get and zabbix_sender for you as well.

Next you will need to edit the /usr/local/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf.

Yous tin at present starting time the agent by issueing the following command at the last

/usr/local/sbin/zabbix_agentd

After you lot take ready the zabbix_agent the way y'all want, you will need to build a .plist file and so that you can set the agent to starting time on boot.  The zabbix_agent does not like to launch as root, so in System Preferences, become to Users & Groups and create a Standard user. called "zabbix_agentd" with no home directory or password or e-mail.

sudo nano /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.zabbix.zabbix_agent.plist

Paste the following information into the file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple tree//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://world wide web.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-one.0.dtd"> <plist version="i.0"> <dict> 	<key>Label</key> 	<string>org.zabbix.zabbix_agent</string> 	<cardinal>ProgramArguments</key> 	<array> 		<string>/usr/local/sbin/zabbix_agentd</string> 	</array> 	<primal>RunAtLoad</key> 	<truthful/> 	<key>UserName</primal> 	<string>zabbix-agent</cord> </dict> </plist>

Y'all can now create your host in the zabbix spider web admin. What to practise there is a topic for another day.

Hope this has helped you, allow me know!