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This article provides a guide for how to install LibreNMS on Rocky Linux VPS Servers. What is LibreNMS? LibreNMS is a free, open-source network monitoring system that provides automatic discovery, performance monitoring, alerting, and graphing for a wide variety of devices, including routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and more. It is designed to be a feature-rich alternative to commercial network management tools like SolarWinds, PRTG, or Nagios—with the benefit of community support and open-source licensing. 🔍 Key Features of LibreNMS Feature Description Auto Network Discovery Automatically finds and maps network devices using protocols like SNMP, CDP, LLDP, OSPF, BGP, and more. Performance Graphing Graphs CPU, memory, bandwidth, disk, and other metrics using RRDtool and newer graph engines. Device Support Works with a huge number of vendors: Cisco, Juniper, MikroTik, HP, Ubiquiti, Fortinet, and more. Alerting & Notifications Customizable alert rules with support for email, Slack, Telegram, Discord, Pushover, OpsGenie, etc. Mobile App Official mobile app available for iOS and Android. APIs & Integrations RESTful API, Oxidized (config backup), Nagios plugins, syslog integration, and billing plugins. Distributed Polling Supports polling across multiple servers for scalability. Web-based UI Responsive and modern web interface for real-time monitoring and administration. 🛠️ Technology Stack Written in PHP with Laravel Uses MySQL/MariaDB, RRDtool, SNMP, Syslog, Nginx/Apache Supports Docker, VMs, or bare-metal installation 📦 Typical Use Cases Monitoring enterprise network infrastructure Tracking bandwidth usage and service health Receiving alerts when device metrics cross thresholds Backing up router and switch configurations (via Oxidized) Auditing hardware/software inventory ISP, datacenter, or MSP network operations dashboards 📚 Licensing and Community License: GPLv3 Community-driven: Maintained by a vibrant community of network professionals and developers Pre-requisites In order to install LibreNMS on Rocky Linux VPS server, the following conditions must be met: VPS server with fresh Rocky Linux 9 installation Root-level (sudo) access Launch Rocky Linux VPS instantly! How to Install LibreNMS on Rocky Linux VPS To install LibreNMS on Rocky Linux VPS server, follow the steps provided below: SSH the VPS as root. First, you need to add the EPEL repository (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) and the PHP Remi repository to your system. You can do this by running the following commands: sudo dnf install epel-release sudo dnf install dnf-utils http://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-8.rpm After adding the repositories, verify that they are available on your system by running the following command: sudo dnf repolist Next, install the LEMP stack (Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP-FPM) and SNMP packages by running the following command: sudo dnf install nginx mariadb-server php-fpm php-cli php-common php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-process php-snmp php-xml php-zip net-snmp net-snmp-utils Once the installation is complete, start the Nginx and MariaDB services and enable them to start automatically at boot time by running the following commands: sudo systemctl start nginx sudo systemctl enable nginx sudo systemctl start mariadb sudo systemctl enable mariadb Next, configure the MariaDB server by running the following command: sudo mysql_secure_installation Download the LibreNMS source code by running the following command: sudo git clone https://github.com/librenms/librenms.git /opt/librenms Install the PHP dependencies for LibreNMS by running the following command: sudo /opt/librenms/scripts/composer_wrapper.php install --no-dev Configure PHP-FPM by running the following command: sudo cp /opt/librenms/php-fpm.conf /etc/php-fpm.d/librenms.conf sudo systemctl restart php-fpm Configure the MariaDB server by running the following command: sudo mysql -u root -p < /opt/librenms/doc/sql-schema/mysql.sql Configure Nginx server blocks by running the following command: sudo cp /opt/librenms/librenms.nonroot.nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/librenms.conf sudo systemctl restart nginx Finally, configure SELinux by running the following command: sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_sendmail1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_execmem1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_unified1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_read_user_content1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_connect_ldap1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_relay1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_connect_db1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_use_nfs1 sudo setsebool -P httpd_enable_homedirs1 After completing these steps, you should be able to access the LibreNMS web interface by navigating to your server’s IP address in your web browser. If you encounter any issues, please refer to the official documentation for more information. Conclusion You now know how to install LibreNMS on Rocky Linux VPS server. If you're in the market for Cloud VPS servers, consider trying us out! New users can save 50% with code "NEWHERE". Launch Rocky Linux VPS instantly! Have a question about VPS services? Contact our support team or use the live chat on our website 24/7!

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