Installing Checkmk<\/h2>\n
Checkmk is available as:<\/p>\n
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- Raw edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It is a complete open-source edition but does not contain all functionalities<\/p>\n
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- Enterprise edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It is a licensed edition that includes all functionalities. You can also test its free version (along with all functionalities) for 30 days.<\/p>\n
We will be using Checkmk raw edition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Download Checkmk<\/h3>\n
To download Checkmk, visit the Checkmk website downloads<\/a> page. Select the Checkmk Raw Edition, choose the latest stable version, and then choose your OS platform and OS version. Then click the Download<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n
You can also use the below command to download the Checkmk latest stable version (as of this writing) 2.0.0p12<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
$ wget https:\/\/download.checkmk.com\/checkmk\/2.0.0p12\/check-mk-raw-2.0.0p12_0.focal_amd64.deb<\/a><\/pre>\n
Step 2: Install Checkmk<\/h3>\n
Now in order to install Checkmk, use the below command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt install .\/check-mk-raw-2.0.0p12_0.focal_amd64.deb<\/pre>\n
Enter sudo password. If it prompts for confirmation, hit y <\/strong>and then Enter <\/strong>to confirm. Checkmk along with Apache and other dependencies will be installed on your machine.<\/p>\n
To verify if the Checkmk has been successfully installed and to see the installed version, use the command below:<\/p>\n
$ omd version<\/pre>\n
Step 3: Adjust Firewall<\/h3>\n
To access the Checkmk web interface from another system on the network, you will need to add a rule in the firewall.<\/p>\n
To allow outside access to the Checkmk web interface, use the below command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo ufw allow Apache<\/pre>\n
To verify if the rule has been added, use the below command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo ufw status<\/pre>\n
If the rule has been added, you will see Apache listed in the output.<\/p>\n
Step 4: Create a Checkmk monitoring site<\/h3>\n
The next you will need to do is to create the Checkmk site. Let\u2019s create our site named monitoring<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
$ sudo omd create monitoring<\/pre>\n
In the output, you will find the URL<\/strong>, admin user<\/strong>, and password<\/strong> to access the monitoring<\/strong> site.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nNow start the monitoring<\/strong> site by using the command below:<\/p>\n
$ sudo omd start monitoring<\/pre>\n
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<\/p>\nStep 5: Access Checkmk Web Interface<\/h3>\n
You can access the Checkmk web interface by pointing your web browser to http:\/\/server-ip\/site-name<\/a>. Where server-ip<\/strong> is the IP address of the server where Checkmk is installed and site-name<\/strong> is the name of the Checkmk site (monitoring<\/strong> in our example).<\/p>\n
- Enterprise edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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