Installing FreeSWITCH on Fedora CoreOS Latest

FreeSWITCH is a free and open-source communication platform designed to facilitate voice, video, and messaging communication. In this tutorial, we are going to install FreeSWITCH on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, there are some prerequisites that need to be met. These include:

• A Fedora CoreOS Latest server.
• Access to the server as the root user.
• A basic knowledge of command-line interface.

Step 1 - Update the System

The first step is to update the system to ensure that all packages are up to date. Run the following command to update the system:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Before installing FreeSWITCH, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install dependencies:

sudo dnf install -y git autoconf automake libtool libsndfile-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libvpx-devel opus-devel libedit-devel libuuid-devel libmicrohttpd-devel openssl-devel sqlite-devel libcurl-devel expat-devel libyuv-devel sofia-sip-devel lua-devel libldns-devel libedit-devel libtiff-devel libtiff-tools-devel speexdsp-devel libopus-devel

Step 3 - Download and Compile FreeSWITCH

Now that our system is updated and dependencies installed, we can proceed to download and compile FreeSWITCH. Run the following command to download FreeSWITCH:

cd /usr/src && sudo git clone https://freeswitch.org/stash/scm/fs/freeswitch.git freeswitch

Once the download is complete, navigate to the FreeSWITCH directory and compile the source code:

cd freeswitch && sudo ./bootstrap.sh -j
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install

Step 4 - Start FreeSWITCH

After the installation of FreeSWITCH is complete, we need to start it. Run the following command to start FreeSWITCH:

sudo /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/freeswitch

Step 5 - Test FreeSWITCH

To confirm that FreeSWITCH is working correctly, we need to test it. Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip_address:8080. If you see the FreeSWITCH welcome page, then FreeSWITCH is successfully installed and running.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed FreeSWITCH on Fedora CoreOS Latest. We also tested FreeSWITCH to confirm that it is working correctly. You can now use FreeSWITCH’s powerful and flexible communication platform for your voice, video, and messaging communication needs.

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