How to Install Kamailio on NetBSD

Kamailio is an open-source SIP server that can handle thousands of calls and is easy to install and use. NetBSD is a free and open-source operating system that is known for its portability and lightweight design. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Kamailio on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To get started, we need to install some packages that will be required for Kamailio. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the packages:

pkgin update
pkgin install gcc make bison flex openssl openssl-devel ncurses ncurses-devel readline readline-devel libxml2 libxml2-devel libevent libevent-devel

Step 2: Download Kamailio Source Code

After installing the required packages, we now need to download the Kamailio source code from the official website. Run the following command to download the source code:

cd /usr/local/src/
fetch https://www.kamailio.org/pub/kamailio/latest/src/kamailio-5.X.X_src.tar.gz

Make sure to replace 5.X.X with the latest version of Kamailio available on their website.

Step 3: Extract and Configure Kamailio

Now that we have downloaded the Kamailio source code, we need to extract it and configure it before we can install it. Run the following commands to extract and configure Kamailio:

tar -zxvf kamailio-5.X.X_src.tar.gz
cd kamailio-5.X.X
make include_modules="db_mysql dialplan registrar tm presence auth_identity" cfg

Note that we have specified some modules that we want to include in Kamailio. You can add modules according to your requirements.

Step 4: Compile and Install Kamailio

After configuring Kamailio, we are ready to compile and install it. Run the following command to compile and install Kamailio:

make all
make install

This command will install Kamailio in /usr/local/kamailio. You can change this path according to your needs.

Step 5: Start Kamailio

After installing Kamailio, we need to start it. Run the following command to start Kamailio:

/usr/local/kamailio/sbin/kamailio -DD -E

This command will start Kamailio in the background.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Kamailio on NetBSD. You can now use Kamailio to handle SIP calls on your system.

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