https://github.com/theranger/zabbix-apt

APT updates monitoring plugin for Zabbix
https://github.com/theranger/zabbix-apt

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APT updates monitoring plugin for Zabbix

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/theranger/zabbix-apt
• Owner: theranger
• Created: 2017-01-28T09:44:08.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-16T10:29:35.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-02T11:56:46.680Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Topics: apt, zabbix
• Size: 4.88 KB
• Stars: 41
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 3
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  • Readme: README.md

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Zabbix template for monitoring APT package updates.

This template uses `-s` simulation option when invoking `apt-get`, so no root access is needed for Zabbix user during polling.

# Notes

However, root access is required for updating APT repositories. Since Zabbix runs under a dedicated user, it can be done either by using `sudo` in agent configuration script below, using a dedicated `crontab` entry to invoke `apt-get update` periodically or use `APT::Periodic` functionality bundled inside the APT system itself. Support for the `APT::Periodic` is included in this setup.

Since `APT::Periodic` is executed via already existing APT maintenace script located in `cron.daily`, the minimum period of updating  repositories is once a day. If shorter period is required, a spearate `cron.hourly` script is needed instead.

# Installation

1. Copy `apt.conf.d/02periodic` script to `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d` directory to configure daily automatic package repository updates using `APT::Periodic`.

2. Copy `zabbix_agentd.d/apt.conf` to the Zabbix agent's configuration directory (usually located in `/etc/zabbix`).

3. Import `templates/apt-updates.xml` to Zabbix frontend.