How to Install Flexisip on OpenBSD

Flexisip is an open source SIP server developed by the Linphone project. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install and configure Flexisip on OpenBSD server.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD server
• Root privileges to install software packages

Step 1: Install Required Packages

1. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD server.

2. Update the package index by running the command:

   sudo pkg_add -u
   

3. Install the required packages by running the command:

   sudo pkg_add automake autoconf libtool mbedtls-devel sqlite3-devel
   

Step 2: Download and Build Flexisip

1. Download the latest version of Flexisip from the Linphone website by running the following command:

   curl -O https://www.linphone.org/releases/flexisip/flexisip-2.1.0.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the downloaded file by running the command:

   tar -xzvf flexisip-2.1.0.tar.gz
   

3. Move to the extracted Flexisip directory by running the command:

   cd flexisip-2.1.0
   

4. Build Flexisip by running the command:

   autoreconf -i
   ./configure
   make
   sudo make install
   

Step 3: Configure Flexisip

1. Create the configuration directory for Flexisip by running the command:

   sudo mkdir /usr/local/etc/flexisip
   

2. Copy the example configuration files to the newly created directory by running the command:

   sudo cp contrib/example-config/flexisip.conf /usr/local/etc/flexisip/
   

3. Edit the configuration file by running the command:

   sudo nano /usr/local/etc/flexisip/flexisip.conf
   

4. Modify the configuration file to suit your needs. You may need to specify the hostname, the SIP domain, and the SQLite database file path according to your own environment.

5. Save the changes and exit the editor.

Step 4: Run Flexisip

1. Start the Flexisip server by running the command:

   sudo /usr/local/sbin/flexisip -c /usr/local/etc/flexisip/flexisip.conf
   

2. Verify that Flexisip is running by checking the log output on the terminal.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Flexisip on your OpenBSD server. You can now use Flexisip as your SIP server for VoIP communications.

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