Setting up scheduled PDF reports
A much-wanted feature was added in Zabbix 5.4: sending automatic PDF reports through email. Let me start by stating that this implementation might not fully cover every Zabbix user’s situation yet. What this feature does is take a screenshot of any Zabbix dashboard and send it through email. It’s not just a screenshot, though – data is converted into text in the PDF file and the resolution is very high. It’s the first setup from the Zabbix developers and I think we should appreciate it for what it is.
On top of that, it is a very flexible way of implementing this as we can choose any kind of widget available, along with its filters, and send it in an automatic report. On top of that, it gives the Zabbix development team the flexibility to add new widgets on the fly that immediately work with your PDF reports.
Getting ready
We will need an existing Zabbix installation with access to the frontend and the CLI. You can...
