In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install Freepbx on the latest version of Linux Mint.
Before starting the installation process, it is essential to update the system. To do that, run the following command in the terminal.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update the system and upgrade any outdated packages.
Now we have to install the necessary dependencies for running Freepbx. Run the following command to install dependencies.
sudo apt install -y apache2 mariadb-server mariadb-client libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-gd php-pear php7.4-curl curl sox libncurses5-dev libssl-dev mpg123 libxml2-dev libnewt-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev pkg-config automake libtool autoconf git unixodbc-dev uuid uuid-dev libasound2-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libicu-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libical-dev libneon27-dev libsrtp-dev libspandsp-dev libmyodbc
To run Freepbx, we need to install LAMP(Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP). Run the following command to install LAMP.
sudo apt install -y lamp-server^
This command will install LAMP and start the Apache and MySQL services.
Now, we need to download and set up Freepbx on our system. Run the following command to install Freepbx.
sudo git clone -b release/15.0 https://github.com/freepbx/framework.git /usr/src/freepbx
After cloning the repository, change the directory to /usr/src/freepbx and run the following commands:
sudo ./start_asterisk start
sudo ./install -n
This will start the Asterisk service and start the installation process.
By default, the Linux Mint computer will have a firewall enabled. We need to configure the firewall to allow traffic on ports 80 and 5060. Run the following commands to open the required ports.
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 5060/tcp
The installation is complete. We can now access Freepbx through a web browser with the URL http://localhost/freepbx. Follow the prompt to create a new user and password.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Freepbx on Linux Mint.
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