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asterisk-installation
First, update and upgrade all packages:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo -i # Change to root
cd /usr/local/src
Main docs:
https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Installing+Asterisk+From+Source
Get Asterisk:
wget https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-14-current.tar.gz
tar zxvf asterisk-14-current.tar.gz
cd <whatever-folder>
cd contrib/scripts
./install_prereq install
cd -
./configure
make menuconfig # then exit without making any changes
make
make install
# this is the point where we left off
make samples
make config # creates init.d scripts
# check status
/etc/init.d/asterisk status # shouldn't be running yet. Don't start it.
# Details from: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Hello+World
cd /etc/asterisk
mv extensions.conf extensions.sample # backup file
vi extensions.conf # and put the following in the file:
[from-internal]
exten = 100,1,Answer()
same = n,Wait(1)
same = n,Playback(hello-world)
same = n,Hangup()
mv sip.conf sip.sample # backup
vi sip.conf # and put the following in the file
[general]
context=default
[6001]
type=friend
context=from-internal
host=dynamic
secret=temp123
disallow=all
allow=ulaw
[6002]
type=friend
context=from-internal
host=dynamic
secret=temp123
disallow=all
allow=ulaw
# start asterisk on the console
asterisk -cvvvvvv # start with lots of verbosity (many messages)
# then install twinkle and connect
User: 6001
Password: temp123
Server: (the ip address of the machine where you installed asterisk)
# the connect another instance of twinkle on another machine. Use 6002 this time.
Dial 100 from either one and then dial one from the other.
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