Setting up the Zabbix Java gateway

Let's start by getting the gateway up and running. If you installed from packages, there's likely a Java gateway package available; just install that one. If you installed from source, the Java gateway can be compiled and installed by running the following from the Zabbix source directory:

$ ./configure --enable-java && make install

Note

If the compilation fails because it is unable to find javac, you might be missing Java development packages. The package name could be similar to java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel. Consult your distribution's documentation for the exact package name.

By default, when compiling from source, Zabbix Java gateway files are placed in the /usr/local/sbin/zabbix_java directory. From here on, we will use files found in that directory. If you installed from packages, consult the package configuration information to locate those files. The configuration file can probably be found at /etc/zabbix/zabbix_java_gateway.conf.

Let's try something...