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Minimalist Wolfi-based Zabbix images for centralized enterprise monitoring.
Chainguard Containers are regularly-updated, secure-by-default container images.
For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:
Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.
Chainguard's Zabbix images are designed as drop-in replacements for the official zabbix-docker images.
What's the same as upstream:
/usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh) and behaviorDB_SERVER_HOST, POSTGRES_*, ZBX_*, etc.)/etc/zabbix, /var/lib/zabbix, /usr/share/zabbix)Differences from upstream:
| Aspect | Chainguard | Upstream |
|---|---|---|
Base image | Wolfi/Chainguard OS | Alpine Linux |
Database variants | PostgreSQL (server), SQLite3 (proxy) only | MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite3, Oracle |
Shell access | No shell in production images | Includes shell |
FIPS compliance | Separate FIPS image group available | Not available |
OpenShift | Compatible (GID 0 for paths) | Compatible |
Database Support: Chainguard currently provides PostgreSQL-backed server images and SQLite3-backed proxy images. If you require MySQL support, contact Chainguard for availability.
Minimal Images: Production images do not include a shell or package manager. For debugging, use the -dev variants or mount a debug container.
The Zabbix image group consists of multiple container images:
| Image | Description |
|---|---|
| Zabbix Server with PostgreSQL database support |
| Zabbix Proxy with SQLite3 database (for lightweight proxy deployments) |
| Zabbix Web frontend with Nginx and PostgreSQL support |
For agent monitoring, use the separate zabbix-agent2 image.
The following is a minimal Docker Compose example deploying Zabbix Server, Web UI, and PostgreSQL:
After starting the services, access the Zabbix web interface at http://localhost:8080 with the default credentials:
AdminzabbixFor Kubernetes deployments, use the zabbix-community Helm chart:
Install with Chainguard images:
Be sure to replace ORGANIZATION with your organization's name in the Chainguard registry.
The images support the same environment variables as the official Zabbix Docker images. Common variables include:
Server/Proxy:
DB_SERVER_HOST - Database server hostnamePOSTGRES_USER - Database usernamePOSTGRES_PASSWORD - Database passwordPOSTGRES_DB - Database nameZBX_CACHESIZE - Configuration cache sizeZBX_STARTPOLLERS - Number of pre-forked poller instancesWeb Frontend:
ZBX_SERVER_HOST - Zabbix Server hostnamePHP_TZ - PHP timezone settingZBX_SERVER_PORT - Zabbix Server port (default: 10051)For a complete list of environment variables, refer to the official Zabbix Docker documentation.
Chainguard's free tier of Starter container images are built with Wolfi, our minimal Linux undistro.
All other Chainguard Containers are built with Chainguard OS, Chainguard's minimal Linux operating system designed to produce container images that meet the requirements of a more secure software supply chain.
The main features of Chainguard Containers include:
For cases where you need container images with shells and package managers to build or debug, most Chainguard Containers come paired with a development, or -dev, variant.
In all other cases, including Chainguard Containers tagged as :latest or with a specific version number, the container images include only an open-source application and its runtime dependencies. These minimal container images typically do not contain a shell or package manager.
Although the -dev container image variants have similar security features as their more minimal versions, they include additional software that is typically not necessary in production environments. We recommend using multi-stage builds to copy artifacts from the -dev variant into a more minimal production image.
To improve security, Chainguard Containers include only essential dependencies. Need more packages? Chainguard customers can use Custom Assembly to add packages, either through the Console, chainctl, or API.
To use Custom Assembly in the Chainguard Console: navigate to the image you'd like to customize in your Organization's list of images, and click on the Customize image button at the top of the page.
Refer to our Chainguard Containers documentation on Chainguard Academy. Chainguard also offers VMs and Libraries — contact us for access.
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Chainguard's container images contain software packages that are direct or transitive dependencies. The following licenses were found in the "latest" tag of this image:
AGPL-3.0-only
Apache-2.0
BSD-1-Clause
BSD-2-Clause
BSD-3-Clause
BSD-4-Clause-UC
CC-PDDC
For a complete list of licenses, please refer to this Image's SBOM.
Software license agreementChainguard Containers are SLSA Level 3 compliant with detailed metadata and documentation about how it was built. We generate build provenance and a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for each release, with complete visibility into the software supply chain.
SLSA compliance at ChainguardThis image helps reduce time and effort in establishing PCI DSS 4.0 compliance with low-to-no CVEs.
PCI DSS at ChainguardA FIPS validated version of this image is available for FedRAMP compliance. STIG is included with FIPS image.