How to Install openSIPS on FreeBSD Latest

Introduction

openSIPS is a popular open-source SIP server that can handle various functions such as proxy, registrar, and application server. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step on the installation of openSIPS on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD machine
• Root access or an account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install required packages for openSIPS

Before installing openSIPS, you need to install some required packages. You can install the packages using the following command:

sudo pkg install wget cmake bison pkgconf libssl.so gmake libxml2

Step 2: Download and extract openSIPS

You can download the latest version of openSIPS from the official website. Use the following command to download the latest version of openSIPS:

sudo wget -O opensips.tgz https://opensips.org/pub/opensips/latest/src/opensips-3.2.2_src.tar.gz

After downloading the file, extract it using the following command:

sudo tar -zxvf opensips.tgz -C /usr/local/

Step 3: Compile and install openSIPS

Now that you have downloaded and extracted openSIPS, you can compile and install it. Use the following commands to compile and install openSIPS:

cd /usr/local/opensips-3.2.2/
cp Makefile.conf.template Makefile.conf

Edit the Makefile.conf file using your preferred editor to change the configuration. You can change the DB_URL value to suit your database configuration.

DB_URL ?= "mysql://opensips:opensipsrw@localhost/opensips"

Run the following command to compile and install openSIPS:

sudo gmake all && sudo gmake include_modules && sudo gmake install

Step 4: Configure and start openSIPS

You can now configure openSIPS using the following command:

sudo mkdir /usr/local/etc/opensips/
sudo cp /usr/local/opensips-3.2.2/packaging/opensips/opensipsctlrc /usr/local/etc/opensips/
sudo cp /usr/local/opensips-3.2.2/packaging/opensips/opensips.init.freebsd /usr/local/etc/rc.d/opensips

You can now start openSIPS using the following command:

sudo service opensips start

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install openSIPS on FreeBSD latest version. This guide should be helpful for anyone who wants to set up an open-source SIP server.

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