AmbientWx-Zabbix

Python script to pull Ambient Weather API data into Zabbix. The Python script can be used either as an agent external script or as a just an external check. The template xml will need to be modified once imported if you want to use it as an external check.

Agent Setup

1. Copy ZabbixWxDist.py to /usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts on the machine running the Zabbix Agent
2. Create file /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/AmbientWx.conf containing the following line.
   1. UserParameter=AmbientTemp.wx[*],/usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts/ZabbixWxDist.py $1 $2 $3
3. Restart the Zabbix Agent
4. Import AmbientWx_ZabbixTemplate.xml into Zabbix
5. Open Template with in Zabbix, modify the macros to be your own app and api keys.
6. Apply template to host with script installed

Requirements

• Zabbix Server
• Zabbix Agent
• Ambient Weather API
• Read/Write acess to /tmp as Zabbix user

Tested With

• Ambient Weather Station 2902a
• Ambient Weather API
• Ubuntu 18.0.4
• Python 3

Files Involved

• /usr/lib/zabbix/externalscripts/ZabbixWxDist.py - Python script for querying API and printing data to Zabbix
• /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.d/AmbientWx.conf - Conf file to tell Zabbix Agent what to execute, this creates the key
• AmbientWx_ZabbixTemplate.xml - Zabbix Template to be imported
• /tmp/wxData.json - This file is created automatically, cached copy of json response from API, this is used to prevent throttling by Ambient Weather API.