How To Install Observium On Centos 8 ★ Must Read

echo '33 */6 * * * root /opt/observium/discovery.php -h all >> /dev/null 2>&1' > /etc/cron.d/observium echo '*/5 * * * * root /opt/observium/poller-wrapper.py 1 >> /dev/null 2>&1' >> /etc/cron.d/observium Allow HTTP/HTTPS:

dnf install -y epel-release dnf install -y httpd mariadb-server mariadb httpd php php-cli php-mysqlnd \ php-gd php-posix php-mbstring php-pear php-pear-CAS php-bcmath php-json \ php-snmp fping graphviz rrdtool subversion net-snmp-utils net-snmp \ python3-PyMySQL Enable and start services:

dnf update -y Install Apache, PHP, MariaDB, and required utilities: how to install observium on centos 8

cd /opt svn update --set-depth empty https://svn.observium.org/svn/observium/trunk observium If svn is missing: dnf install -y subversion Set permissions:

cp /opt/observium/config.php.default /opt/observium/config.php Edit config.php : echo '33 */6 * * * root /opt/observium/discovery

httpd -t systemctl restart httpd Add the Observium polling cron job:

systemctl enable --now httpd mariadb Run the secure installation and set a root password: rrd chown -R apache:apache /opt/observium/logs

mysql -u root -p Run these SQL commands (replace 'your_strong_password' ):

mkdir /opt/observium/logs,rrd chown -R apache:apache /opt/observium/logs,rrd Copy the default configuration:

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