How to install and configure Cacti in Linux?

1 year ago
Isabella Edwards
2 minutes

Here are the steps you can follow to install and configure Cacti on Linux:

  1. Install the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack.
  2. To install the LAMP stack, run the following commands:
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql php-snmp php-xml php-mbstring php-gd
  3. Establish a Cacti database.
  4. Log in to the MySQL server using the following command: sudo mysql -u root -p
  5. Create a new database called cacti, grant all permissions to the user ‘cactiuser’ on the database, and then flush privileges.
  6. Exit the MySQL server: quit;
  7. Import the Cacti database template.
  8. To import the Cacti database template, use the following command: sudo mysql -u cactiuser -p cacti < /usr/share/doc/cacti/cacti.sql.
  9. Set up Cacti.
  10. Open the Cacti configuration file: sudo nano /etc/cacti/db.php
  11. Change the following lines:
    $database_username = ‘cactiuser’;
    $database_password = ‘password’;
    $database_default = ‘cacti’;
    $database_hostname = ‘localhost’;
  12. Save and close the file.
  13. Set up the Apache server.
  14. Open the Cacti Apache configuration file: sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/cacti.conf.
  15. Include the following information within the section: Declare that Options +FollowSymLinks, AllowOverride all, and Require all granted.
  16. Save and close the file.
  17. Enable the Cacti Apache configuration file.
  18. Run the following command to enable the Cacti Apache configuration file: sudo a2ensite cacti.conf
  19. Restart the Apache server.
  20. Execute the following command to restart the Apache server: sudo systemctl restart apache2.
  21. Access the Cacti web interface.
  22. Enter the IP address or domain name of the server in your web browser, and then visit http:///cacti.
  23. Configure according to the instructions of the Cacti installation wizard.

This way, you will be able to successfully install and configure Cacti on Linux.

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