Kamailio is a popular open-source SIP server that can handle a large number of calls and enable advanced features like security, load balancing and routing. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Kamailio on OpenSUSE Linux.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Kamailio is not available in the default OpenSUSE package repository, but you can add Kamailio's official repository using the following command:
zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/kamailio:/v5.5.x/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/ kamailio
This command adds Kamailio's repository to your OpenSUSE system.
After adding the repository, we need to update the repository and system using the following command:
zypper update
This command updates the repositories and packages present on the system.
Now that the repository and the system are up to date, we can install Kamailio using the following command:
zypper install kamailio
This command installs Kamailio and its dependencies.
Once the installation process is completed, start the Kamailio service using the following command:
systemctl start kamailio
This command will start the Kamailio service on your OpenSUSE system.
We can verify if Kamailio installation was successful or not by issuing the following command:
kamcmd pinging
This command will check if Kamailio is up and running or not.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Kamailio on OpenSUSE Linux step-by-step. Kamailio is an awesome open-source SIP server that can handle a large number of calls, load balancing and routing. In case you face any issues while installing Kamailio, refer to the official documentation.
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