Cacti has a number of dependencies that need to be installed and configured before you can deploy Cacti server itself. This guide will cover the installation of these dependencies one by one:
Starting with Cacti 1.2.16, you have the option to use either the legacy Crontab entry, or an optional cactid units file and server to run your Cacti pollers. For Crontab use, follow the instructions below:
To perform this tutorial, we need the following things: • Ubuntu Server • RRDTool • MySQL, PHP • Web Server that supports PHP, e.g., Apache, Nginx, or IIS • A non-root user with sudo rights •Internet Connection Note: Here, we are using Ubuntu 24.04; howev