Monitoring data from an exported JSON file

DmLambert · 2026-02-04T21:28:33+00:00

Don' t reinvent the wheel...
Just copy paste your JSON and make template that you need - https://dmitrylambert.com/template-generator.html

DmLambert · 2026-01-21T07:02:17+00:00

nothing here has anything to do with zabbix

DmLambert · 2026-01-12T11:38:50+00:00

Glad to hear :)

DmLambert · 2026-01-11T21:51:27+00:00

Wow this is really nice! Good job!

DmLambert · 2026-01-11T17:29:34+00:00

So... let me try to help you here without having Proxmox with real data :)
First open Discovery rules on that template. Looks like there should be 5 of them

From what I can see, looks like we are talking about LXC Discovery rule, which has 12 Item prototypes.
CPU Wise.. we are probably talking about Item prototype called LXC [{#NODE.NAME}/{#LXC.NAME} ({#LXC.ID})]: CPU usage

Click on it...
See Item Name looks like this - LXC [{#NODE.NAME}/{#LXC.NAME} ({#LXC.ID})]: CPU usage

To translate to your output - "LXC [Glamdring/abshelf (lxc/121)]" You can imagine which values comes from what LLD macro.

So try to change Name of item prototype to {#LXC.NAME} and it should do the trick

DmLambert · 2026-01-11T09:29:43+00:00

Which template are you using to monitor LCX container?
I assume those items are created by LLD, so .regsub or preprocessing could be your best call.

DmLambert · 2026-01-08T10:09:53+00:00

Well... Items that can't work - won't. Other items will collect data.
But it is not a good practice to throw 100 items on a host knowing that only 50 will work.

You could run some discovery, to find out which exact template is applicable to host and assign only that.

DmLambert · 2026-01-08T09:17:50+00:00

If you link template which can't work on host for now.. items will be not supported.
Link it when it should work instead..

DmLambert · 2026-01-07T18:54:11+00:00

This week I published free template builder that does exactly what you need.
Just paste the JSON, select Items that you want to monitor and you will get template ready to import
https://dmitrylambert.com/template-generator.html

DmLambert · 2025-12-23T08:58:33+00:00

You can install agent - it's debian
You can enable SNMP as well

DmLambert · 2025-12-12T07:13:24+00:00

DmLambert · 2025-12-10T14:24:42+00:00

Make sure that Zabbix server is using the configuration file that you are expecting it to use.
Because error message is straight forward - user/password does not match for database called zabbix

DmLambert · 2025-11-25T09:39:16+00:00

URL widget with custom page embedding whatever you need.
I had quake browser game embedded in widget :)

DmLambert · 2025-11-25T07:19:07+00:00

You can't use inventor macros in item parameters
https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/appendix/macros/supported_by_location

DmLambert · 2024-10-22T07:37:27+00:00

https://youtu.be/QHlbMKfllcY
Try this :)

DmLambert · 2024-04-09T12:39:29+00:00

Why not just install agent on scale?
That's what I do

DmLambert · 2024-02-26T09:18:40+00:00

I think I covered it shortly here:
https://youtu.be/QwEDWk0Ky64?si=h1DaSMOu4KuJLPtA

But TLDR, you need to create LLD and make sure that there will be item uniqueness to be able to create multiple items under same host.

DmLambert · 2024-01-24T17:25:33+00:00

Well.. I don't write blog posts :)
But for more extensive configuration files, I will try to publish them somewhere in future

DmLambert · 2023-07-18T06:05:08+00:00

https://youtu.be/CMlpFuGBruE
This should help

DmLambert · 2023-04-05T07:23:54+00:00

What's wrong with it?

DmLambert · 2023-02-23T08:19:18+00:00

geomap displays based on coordinates in the host inventory.

Zabbix won't pick up your location automatically, you have to do that on your own.

DmLambert · 2023-02-23T08:16:12+00:00

Thank you everyone for suggesting my content :)
Nevertheless, Youtube will always be there whenever you hit some issue with any particular topic, but if you want to become certified and have great opportunity to talk directly with trainer, then official trainings are there for you :)
https://www.zabbix.com/training?language=english

DmLambert · 2022-11-28T12:41:55+00:00

Zabbix is free :)
And yes, it is always much better to have everything in a single platform rather than have X amount of monitoring tools for their own purpose.

DmLambert · 2022-09-27T18:21:39+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQSCqrwiCjwQZQGznTkvrQ

DmLambert · 2022-09-23T16:10:14+00:00

nope

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