SIPCAPTURE Homer is an open-source VoIP & RTC Capture, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting platform. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install SIPCAPTURE Homer on NetBSD operating system.
It is recommended to update the system to the latest version before installing anything on the system. Run the following command to update the package indexes and system packages:
sudo pkgin -y update && sudo pkgin -y full-upgrade
We need to install some dependencies before we start the installation of SIPCAPTURE Homer. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkgin -y install gmake gcc pkg-config bison flex sqlite3 mysql-client mysql-server curl pcre zlib
Download the latest version of SIPCAPTURE Homer from the official website using the following command:
curl -L https://github.com/sipcapture/homer/archive/master.tar.gz -o homer.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xf homer.tar.gz
The extracted files will be present in the homer-master directory.
Run the following commands to compile and install SIPCAPTURE Homer:
cd homer-master
./configure
make
sudo make install
We need to create a database and user account for SIPCAPTURE Homer. Run the following commands to create a new database:
sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql
sudo mysqld_safe --bind-address=127.0.0.1&
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Enter the root password when prompted and follow the instructions to secure the MySQL installation.
Next, create a new database and user for SIPCAPTURE Homer using the following command:
mysql -uroot -p
Enter the root password and run the following SQL commands to create a new database and user:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE homer;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON homer.* TO 'homer_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace the 'password' with a strong password.
Create a new configuration file for SIPCAPTURE Homer by copying the sample configuration file:
cd /usr/local/etc/homer
sudo cp homer_sample.ini homer.ini
Edit the configuration file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano homer.ini
Replace the following values in the configuration file:
dsn = mysql://homer_user:password@localhost/homer
Replace 'homer_user' and 'password' with the database account details created in Step 5.
[listener:passive]
type = udp
ip = 0.0.0.0
port = 9060
Add the above block to the end of the configuration file to enable passive sniffing on the predefined port.
Start the MySQL service and set it to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
Start the SIPCAPTURE Homer service:
sudo homerctl start
Enable the SIPCAPTURE Homer service to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable homer
Congratulations! You have successfully installed SIPCAPTURE Homer on NetBSD operating system. You can now use SIPCAPTURE Homer to capture, monitor, and troubleshoot VoIP calls.
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