How to Install Kamailio on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Kamailio is an open-source SIP server used for building scalable and robust communication platforms. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Kamailio on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the Kamailio installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A machine with Fedora CoreOS Latest installed and running.
• Root access to the machine.
• A package manager (e.g., DNF, Apt).

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

We need to install some dependencies required by Kamailio. Execute the following command to install the dependencies:

$ sudo dnf install -y gcc make wget bzip2-devel flex bison libxml2-devel openssl-devel pcre-devel zlib-devel mariadb-devel gperf libcurl-devel libidn2-devel libunistring-devel ncurses-devel libunbound-devel libev libev-devel hiredis-devel jansson-devel libsctp-devel libyaml-devel lua-devel libnghttp2-devel libmaxminddb-devel libmicrohttpd-devel libwebsockets-devel libjwt-devel

Step 2: Download and Extract Kamailio

Download the latest stable version of Kamailio from the official website using wget. Execute the following command to download Kamailio:

$ wget https://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/latest/src/kamailio-5.5.4_src.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded tar file using the tar command:

$ tar -xvzf kamailio-5.5.4_src.tar.gz

Step 3: Install Kamailio

Navigate to the extracted Kamailio directory:

$ cd kamailio-5.5.4/

Execute the following command to configure Kamailio with the required dependencies:

$ make cfg

Now, install Kamailio using the following command:

$ sudo make all install

Step 4: Configure Kamailio

After installing Kamailio, we need to configure it. First, create a new configuration file for Kamailio:

$ sudo touch /usr/local/etc/kamailio/kamailio.cfg

Open this file with your favorite text editor, and add the following line:

# Kamailio Configuration File

Step 5: Start Kamailio

Finally, start the Kamailio service. Execute the following command to start Kamailio:

$ sudo systemctl start kamailio

Make sure Kamailio is running properly:

$ sudo systemctl status kamailio

If Kamailio is running without any issues, you will see a message similar to the following:

● kamailio.service - Kamailio (OpenSER) - the Open Source SIP Server
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/kamailio.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sun 2021-12-19 11:57:19 UTC; 1 day  ago
 Main PID: 62686 (kamailio)
    Tasks: 9 (limit: 702)
   Memory: 66.5M
   CGroup: /system.slice/kamailio.service
           └─62686 /usr/sbin/kamailio -DD -E -M 16 -m 256 -S /usr/local/sbin/kamailio/kamailio.cfg

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Kamailio on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Now, you can start building your scalable communication platform with Kamailio.

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