How to Install Asterisk on FreeBSD Latest

Introduction

Asterisk is a free, open-source software that enables developers to build communication applications such as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solutions. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Asterisk on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Asterisk, you will need the following:

• A FreeBSD Latest server with root access
• Basic knowledge of using the FreeBSD shell and managing packages

Step 1: Update System

Before installing Asterisk, update your system to make sure that you have the latest packages and dependencies installed. Run the following command:

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Asterisk requires some packages to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install the required packages:

pkg install libxml2 jansson sqlite3 libuuid gmake gcc g++ autoconf automake libtool pkgconf openssl ffmpeg

Step 3: Download Asterisk

Download the latest version of Asterisk from the official website https://www.asterisk.org/downloads. You can download the source code or the pre-compiled binaries. In this tutorial, we will download the source code.

cd /usr/src/
fetch https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/asterisk-18-current.tar.gz

Step 4: Extract the Tarball

Extract the downloaded tarball using the following command:

tar xvf asterisk*
cd asterisk*

Step 5: Configure and Compile Asterisk

Configure the Asterisk installation using the following command:

./configure

After running the above command, Asterisk will check for all the required dependencies on your system. If everything is installed correctly, you will see the following message:

Configure complete. Now type 'make menuselect' to configure your channel drivers.

Next, run the following command to compile Asterisk:

make -j4

This command will compile the source code and generate Asterisk binaries on your system.

Step 6: Install Asterisk

After successful compilation, install Asterisk using the following command:

make install

This command will install Asterisk on your FreeBSD Latest system.

Step 7: Verify Asterisk Installation

After completing the installation, verify that Asterisk is installed correctly by running the following command:

asterisk -rvv

This command will connect you to the Asterisk console. If you see the Asterisk console prompt, then the installation is successful.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Asterisk on FreeBSD Latest. Now you can start building VoIP communication applications using Asterisk on your FreeBSD system.

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