README.md

Kafka-zabbix

Docker-compose file for Apache Kafka metrics monitoring verification using zabbix.

Containers

This docker-compose contains following containers.

• Apache Kafka
  • wurstmeister/kafka
• Zookeeper
  • wurstmeister/zookeeper
• zabbix
  • zabbix/zabbix-server-mysql
  • zabbix/zabbix-java-gateway
• database
  • mySQL
• grafana
  • grafana/grafana

Install

docker-compose up

Access to zabbix and grafana

• zabbix

  http://localhost:8080

  • Default userID and password is admin/zabbix.

• grafana

  http://localhost:3000

  • Default userID and password is admin/admin.

Zabbix configuration

Add template for Kafka JMX

Go to Configuration > Templates > Import, and select kafka_jmx_templates.xml.

Add Hosts

Go to Configuration > Hosts > Create Host, and add JMX interfaces.

Then, Link template to this host. Go to templates, and add the template.

Grafana configuration

enable Zabbix plugin

Go to http://localhost:3000/plugins, and select Zabbix plugin.

Click Enable button.

Add data source

mySQL (Optional)

Direct DB connection allows plugin to access Zabbix database directly. This way usually faster than pulling data from zabbix API.

add mySQL as data source

• Host: zabbix-db:3306
• DB name: zabbix
• user/pw: zabbix:zabbix

Zabbix

Add Zabbix for data source.

• HTTP
  • Host: http://zabbix-web/api_jsonrpc.php
  • Access: Server
• Zabbix API details
  • Username: admin
  • password: zabbix
  • check trends on
• Direct DB Connection
  • check Enable on
  • Data source: select mySQL name