SIPCAPTURE Homer is a powerful open source VoIP and RTC monitoring platform developed by Sipcapture.org. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install SIPCAPTURE Homer on MXLinux Latest using the terminal.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the system package lists and upgrade any available packages using the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
SIPCAPTURE Homer requires several packages to function properly. Use the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo apt install build-essential autoconf automake libtool libpcap-dev libssl-dev libmaxminddb-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libconfig-dev libgtk-3-dev libedit-dev libxml2-dev libsqlite3-dev libsctp-dev
You can download the latest version of SIPCAPTURE Homer using the following command:
wget https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/archive/master.zip
Next, unzip the downloaded file and move to the homer directory with the following commands:
unzip master.zip
cd homer-master/
Run the following command to generate the configure script:
autoreconf -i
Now, you can configure the installation options using the following command:
./configure --prefix=/opt/homer
Compile and install the SIPCAPTURE Homer as follows:
make && sudo make install
After successfully installing SIPCAPTURE Homer, start the Homer service by running:
sudo /opt/homer/sbin/homer_install.sh
When prompted to start the services, type y, and then press Enter.
SIPCAPTURE Homer is now installed and running on your MXLinux Latest. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/homer to access the Homer web interface.
To log in, use the default credentials:
Username: admin
Password: homer_password
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SIPCAPTURE Homer on your MXLinux Latest system. You can now begin to monitor and analyze VoIP and RTC traffic.
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