Building web scenarios

Now that we have seen plenty of ways to monitor all kinds of network devices, it's time to have a look at how we can monitor websites with Zabbix. With Zabbix, it's possible to monitor all kinds of information from web pages. In this recipe, we will explain you how to do it in a few easy steps.

Getting ready

Once again, we need our Zabbix server properly configured with a Zabbix super admin account. Make sure that the agent is installed on the Zabbix server and is working fine.

How to do it…

  1. Go to Configuration | Hosts and click on the link web after your Zabbix host.
  2. Click on the Create scenario button on the upper left side of the web page.
  3. Give as Name for example, Zabbix availability check.
  4. Create a new Application example, ...

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