How to Install Kazoo on Manjaro

Kazoo is a scalable, distributed, modern communication system that provides voice, SMS, and chat services to your customers.

In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Kazoo on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Manjaro Linux system
• Root access to the system
• An active internet connection

Step 1: Update System Packages

We recommend updating your system packages before installing new software. To update the packages, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Once the update is complete, proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Install Erlang and RabbitMQ

Kazoo is built using the Erlang programming language and uses RabbitMQ as a message broker. To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S erlang rabbitmq

Step 3: Install Kazoo

1. Download the latest version of Kazoo from https://github.com/2600hz/kazoo/releases.
2. Extract the downloaded archive to a directory of your choice.
3. Navigate to the extracted directory and run the following command to install Kazoo:

make install

This will install Kazoo on your Manjaro system.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Kazoo requires additional dependencies to function properly. To install these dependencies, navigate to the Kazoo installation directory and run the following command:

make deps

Step 5: Configure Kazoo

Kazoo comes with several configuration files that you must modify before starting the service. The primary configuration file is located at /etc/kazoo/kazoo.config.

Copy the sample configuration file to the correct location and modify it to suit your needs:

sudo cp /opt/kazoo/config/kazoo.config /etc/kazoo/kazoo.config
sudo nano /etc/kazoo/kazoo.config

Note: You may need to modify other configuration files located in the /etc/kazoo directory depending on your setup.

Step 6: Start Kazoo

To start the Kazoo service, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start kazoo

To ensure that Kazoo starts automatically when your system boots, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable kazoo

To verify that the service is running, run the following command:

sudo systemctl status kazoo

You should see an output similar to the following:

● kazoo.service - Kazoo Platform Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/kazoo.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-06-14 15:05:01 UTC; 8s ago
   Main PID: 23679 (beam.smp)
      Tasks: 109 (limit: 4397)
     Memory: 345.7M
        CPU: 3.276s
     CGroup: /system.slice/kazoo.service
             └─23679 /usr/lib/erlang/erts-9.3.3.4/bin/beam.smp -Bd -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /var/lib/kazoo -- -noshell -noinput -sync perftools_leak_detector serve_session -noshell -noinput -hidden -pz /usr/lib/kazoo/ebin -pz /usr/lib/kazoo/deps/*/ebin -- console

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Kazoo on your Manjaro system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Kazoo on Manjaro Linux. As a scalable, distributed, modern communication system, Kazoo can help you provide voice, SMS, and chat services to your customers.

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