openSIPS is an open-source SIP server that can handle various VoIP communication needs. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing openSIPS on MXLinux Latest.
Before starting with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Follow the steps below to install openSIPS on MXLinux Latest:
First, you need to download the openSIPS repository that contains the required packages.
Open the terminal and enter the following command to add the openSIPS repository:
sudo echo "deb https://apt.opensips.org $(lsb_release -cs) 3.1-releases" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/opensips.list
Then, fetch the repository GPG key by running:
wget -O- https://apt.opensips.org/keyFile | sudo apt-key add -
Now that you have added the openSIPS repository, it's time to install the server.
In the terminal, update the local package database:
sudo apt update
Then enter the following command to install the latest version of openSIPS:
sudo apt install opensips -y
During the installation, the system will prompt you to choose the type of database engine you want to use with openSIPS. You can select the default SQLite or any other engine that suits your needs.
After the installation finishes, you can verify it by checking the openSIPS version:
opensips --version
If successful, you'll see output similar to this:
version: opensips 3.1.0 (x86_64/linux)
Now that you have installed openSIPS, you need to configure it to meet your specific needs. You can use the configuration files located in the /etc/opensips/ directory.
Note that the default configuration file provided by openSIPS may not be suitable for your needs. You can find more information about the configuration files in the official openSIPS documentation.
After configuring the server, you can start and enable the openSIPS service):
sudo systemctl start opensips
sudo systemctl enable opensips
You can also stop the service by running:
sudo systemctl stop opensips
In this tutorial, we went through the steps of installing openSIPS on MXLinux Latest. Now you can use this SIP server to handle various VoIP communication needs.
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