What you will learn
In this article, you will learn how to install kannel server on Debian and integrate it to a Nagios server for sms notifications. We asume that the reader already has a working Nagios server and we will focus on Kannel installation and its integration with Nagios.
Requirements
- Privileged access to your Debian server
- SMPP account or USB modem
- A Nagios server
- Privileged access to your Nagios server
Difficulty
MEDIUM
Conventions
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo
command
$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Setting up Kannel

Install Kannel
The installation of kannel is simply done through apt-get
command:
# apt-get install kannel