How to Set Up Custom Nginx Monitoring and Triggers in Zabbix 7.2

Install zabbix-get

dnf install -y zabbix-get

Install and start Nginx

dnf install -y nginx
systemctl restart nginx
netstat -pltun

Create Nginx monitoring script

#!/bin/bash
if pgrep -x "nginx" > /dev/null
then
  echo 0
else
  echo 1
fi

Add custom key to Zabbix agent configuration

UserParameter=nginx_status,/bin/bash /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/nginx_status.sh

Validate monitoring items from the Zabbix server

zabbix_get -s 192.168.25.152 -k agent.ping
zabbix_get -s 192.168.25.152 -k nginx.status

Create Nginx monitoring item and trigger via Zabbix UI

Test trigger by stopping Nginx

systemctl stop nginx
netstat -pltun

Restart Nginx and verify recovery

systemctl start nginx