FreePBX is a widely used open-source PBX platform for Linux. With FreePBX, you can create a feature-rich phone system for your organization. Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. It provides an easy-to-use graphical installer, and it comes with a pre-configured Xfce desktop environment.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of FreePBX on Manjaro Linux.
Before installing FreePBX, we must install the necessary dependencies. Open your terminal and type the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pacman -S base-devel mariadb
FreePBX requires a LAMP stack to work. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Manjaro comes with a pre-configured LAMP stack, but we need to make sure it is installed correctly.
Type the following command to install the Apache web server:
sudo pacman -S apache
Next, install PHP and its dependencies:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-pear php-mcrypt php-curl php-mysqli
Finally, install MariaDB - the open-source MySQL database management system:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
To start and enable the MariaDB service, run the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
After that, run the MySQL_secure_installation command to improve the security of your MariaDB installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Download the latest version of FreePBX by typing the following command in the terminal:
wget -O freepbx.tar.gz http://mirror.freepbx.org/modules/packages/freepbx/freepbx-15.0-latest.tgz
Extract the downloaded archive:
tar xfvz freepbx.tar.gz
Move the FreePBX directory to the Apache document root:
sudo mv freepbx/* /srv/http/
Set the appropriate ownership and permissions:
cd /srv/http
sudo chown -R http:http *
Navigate to the FreePBX directory by typing the following command in the terminal:
cd /srv/http/
Run the FreePBX installer:
sudo ./install -n
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Open your favorite web browser and type the following URL:
http://localhost/freepbx
If you are accessing FreePBX from a different computer, replace “localhost” with the IP address of the Manjaro machine.
To log in, use the following credentials:
You have successfully installed FreePBX on Manjaro Linux!
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install FreePBX on Manjaro Linux. FreePBX is a powerful open-source PBX platform that can be used to create a feature-rich phone system for your organization. Once you have installed FreePBX, you can start exploring its vast range of features and functionalities.
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